Which to use
“missing” and “ranking” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,357
- “missing” frequency rank
- #10,729
- “ranking” frequency rank
- 54086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | missing | ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs miss | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs rank |
Letter map: missing vs ranking
Shared letters muted; letters that set missing and ranking apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. missing and ranking follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - missing / ranking
missing and ranking are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
missing is recorded at frequency rank #43,357, classified as averb, pronounced […]. ranking is at rank #10,729, tagged as averb, 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 54086, this pair ranks #1,032,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of missing vs ranking
Shared letters: gin. Private to "missing": ms. Private to "ranking": akr.
"missing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "ranking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "missing" for "ranking" ever safe?
Frequency check: "missing" vs "ranking" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "missing" and "ranking". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "missing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ranking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,032,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "missing" and "ranking" 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 #1,032,683 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.