Which to use
“missing” is a verb and “next” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,357
- “missing” frequency rank
- #9,246
- “next” frequency rank
- 52603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | missing | next |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs miss | in einer Reihe folgend, nächster |
Letter map: missing vs next
Shared letters muted; letters that set missing and next apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. missing runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against next's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: missing vs next
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: missing is averb and nextanadjective. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
missing is recorded at frequency rank #43,357, classified as averb, pronounced […]. next is at rank #9,246, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52603, this pair ranks #1,090,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of missing vs next
Shared letters: n. Private to "missing": gims. Private to "next": etx.
"missing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "next" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "missing" and "next" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "missing" or "next"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "missing" and "next".
- Full dictionary entry for "missing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "next" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,090,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "missing" and "next" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "missing vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,090,369 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.