Mischling

[ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]

/[ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mischling” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,846. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,846
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Ergebnis einer Kreuzung verschiedener Zuchtlinien, Rassen oder Arten

Corpus desk

Index DE-mischling · Mischling · German

Mischling · rank #46,846 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,846
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Minerals

Nearest frequency peer: Minerals (-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 „Mischling“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mischling“ 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).

Mischling vs Mischung
78% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mischling“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Minerals“ (#46,845), „mitdenken“ (#46,847), „Minderheitsregierung“ (#46,844). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mischling“ bei #46,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Mischling (IPA [ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,846 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mischling, with forms such as "imschling", "micshling", and "miscchling". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Mischung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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. The correct German form is Mischling, spelled M-I-S-C-H-L-I-N-G.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Mischling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das ist ein Mischling aus Schäferhund und Rottweiler.
  2. „Barack Obama ist schwarz. Nicht extrem dunkel, aber schwarz. Eigentlich aber ist er ein Mischling: die Mutter weiß (wie Schnee, wie er sagt) und aus Kansas, der Vater schwarz (Obama: pechschwarz), ein Kenianer.“

Synonyms

HybrideBastardKreuzungPromenadenmischungHalbblut

Antonyms

RassehundRassepferd

This word in other languages

cross-breed(English)mezclado(Español)croisé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imschling
  • micshling
  • miscchling
  • mischhling
  • mischilng
  • mischlign
  • mischlingg
  • mischlinng
  • mischlling
  • mischlnig
  • misclhing
  • mishcling
  • misschling
  • mmischling
  • msichling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mischling - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imschling2micshling2miscchling1mischhling1mischilng2mischlign2mischlingg1mischlinng1
Edit distance from "Mischling"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitdenken#46,847messbaren#46,840Mordopfer#46,854Loslösung#46,817

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Nachlasses15 variantsLiebeslied15 variantsLambrecht15 variantsParkhäuser15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list