Mischling

/[ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,846

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Mischling is aGermannoun. It means: das Ergebnis einer Kreuzung verschiedener Zuchtlinien, Rassen oder Arten Pronounced [ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]. Often confused with Mischung.

Key facts for Mischling
PropertyValue
HeadwordMischling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,846
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mischling is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,846 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mischling, with forms such as "imschling", "micshling", and "miscchling". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Mischung", 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 Mischling, spelled M-I-S-C-H-L-I-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Ergebnis einer Kreuzung verschiedener Zuchtlinien, Rassen oder Arten
  2. 2
    ein Mensch, dessen Eltern oder Vorfahren zu verschiedenen Bevölkerungsgruppen gehören

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imschling,micshling,miscchling,mischhling,mischilng,mischlign,mischlingg,mischlinng,mischlling,mischlnig,misclhing,mishcling,misschling,mmischling,msichling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mischling

Misspelling Variants of "Mischling"

imschling9micshling9miscchling10mischhling10mischilng9mischlign9mischlingg10mischlinng10
Misspelling Variants of "Mischling"

Frequency rank: #46,846 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mischling"?
"Mischling" is spelled M-I-S-C-H-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪʃlɪŋ].
What does "Mischling" mean?
As a noun, "Mischling" means: das Ergebnis einer Kreuzung verschiedener Zuchtlinien, Rassen oder Arten
What words are commonly confused with "Mischling"?
"Mischling" is commonly confused with "Mischung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mischling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mischling" is [ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mischling" come from?
"Mischling" 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.