mischen

/[ˈmɪʃn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,598

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mischen is aGermanverb. It means: verschiedene Substanzen (beispielsweise Flüssigkeiten, Chemikalien, Pulver) zusammenschütten (meist in ein Behältnis), durcheinanderrühren/mixen, sodass ein einheitliches Gemisch entsteht Pronounced [ˈmɪʃn̩]. It ranks #8,598 in German word frequency. Often confused with mischt and missen.

Key facts for mischen
PropertyValue
Headwordmischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪʃn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,598
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mischen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for mischen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,598 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for mischen, with forms such as "imschen", "micshen", and "miscchen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mischt", "missen", "München", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is mischen, spelled M-I-S-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    verschiedene Substanzen (beispielsweise Flüssigkeiten, Chemikalien, Pulver) zusammenschütten (meist in ein Behältnis), durcheinanderrühren/mixen, sodass ein einheitliches Gemisch entsteht
  2. 2
    etwas bestimmtes (beispielsweise Beton, einen Cocktail, Gift) durch [1] herstellen
  3. 3
    vor dem Spiel die Reihenfolge von Spielkarten in Unordnung bringen
  4. 4
    sich mit etwas beschäftigen/befassen, was einen nichts angeht/nicht betrifft
  5. 5
    sich als Einzelner oder kleine Gruppe zu einer großen Menschenmenge gesellen (oft um dort unerkannt zu bleiben)
  6. 6
    Töne/Tonspuren/Geräusche so mixen, dass ein Stück entsteht
  7. 7
    zwei (oft gegenteilige oder unterschiedliche) Dinge vermengen/kombinieren

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imschen,micshen,miscchen,miscehn,mischenn,mischhen,mischne,mishcen,misschen,mmischen,msichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mischen

Misspelling Variants of "mischen"

imschen7micshen7miscchen8miscehn7mischenn8mischhen8mischne7mishcen7
Misspelling Variants of "mischen"

Frequency rank: #8,598 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mischen"?
"mischen" is spelled M-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪʃn̩].
What does "mischen" mean?
As a verb, "mischen" means: verschiedene Substanzen (beispielsweise Flüssigkeiten, Chemikalien, Pulver) zusammenschütten (meist in ein Behältnis), durcheinanderrühren/mixen, sodass ein einheitliches Gemisch entsteht
What words are commonly confused with "mischen"?
"mischen" is commonly confused with "mischt", "missen", "München". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mischen" is [ˈmɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mischen" come from?
"mischen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.