miesen

[ˈmiːzn̩]

/[ˈmiːzn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“miesen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,668
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mies

Corpus desk

Index DE-miesen · miesen · German

miesen · rank #20,668 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,668
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Merlin

Nearest frequency peer: Merlin (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „miesen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „miesen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

miesen vs Miete
50% similar
miesen vs Minen
50% similar
miesen vs mixen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for miesen
PropertyValue
Headwordmiesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmiːzn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,668
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „miesen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).miesenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Merlin“ (#20,667), „Milizen“ (#20,669), „member“ (#20,666). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „miesen“ bei #20,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around miesen (IPA [ˈmiːzn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,668 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for miesen, with forms such as "imesen", "meisen", and "mieesn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Miete", "Minen", "mixen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is miesen, spelled M-I-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs mies
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs mies

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imesen
  • meisen
  • mieesn
  • miesenn
  • miesne
  • miessen
  • miseen
  • mmiesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of miesen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imesen2meisen2mieesn2miesenn1miesne2miessen1miseen2mmiesen1
Edit distance from "miesen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "miesen"?
"miesen" is spelled M-I-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːzn̩].
What does "miesen" mean?
As an adjective, "miesen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mies
What words are commonly confused with "miesen"?
"miesen" is commonly confused with "Miete", "Minen", "mixen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "miesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miesen" is [ˈmiːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "miesen" come from?
"miesen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "miesen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Merlin#20,667member#20,666Lilien#20,658Liedes#20,657

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Naumann8 variantsletzen8 variantsneuste8 variantsKrakau8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list