miefen
[ˈmiːfn̩]
The verdict
“miefen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlecht, streng riechen, wobei sich dieser Geruch wahrnehmbar verbreitet
Corpus desk
Index DE-miefen · miefen · German
miefen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | miefen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmiːfn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „miefen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
miefen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmiːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlecht, streng riechen, wobei sich dieser Geruch wahrnehmbar verbreitet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for miefen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is miefen, spelled M-I-E-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1schlecht, streng riechen, wobei sich dieser Geruch wahrnehmbar verbreitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how miefen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier mieft es ganz schön. Mach mal ein Fenster auf!
Die Bettwäsche mieft, als ob du sie ein Jahr lang nicht gewechselt hättest.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.