Mischsprache
German, noun/ˈmɪʃˌʃpʁaːxə/
Mischsprache is spelled M-I-S-C-H-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written German, the 282,248th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mischsprache is a German feminine noun meaning “mixed language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sprache, die aufgrund engen Kontakts zwischen zwei oder mehr Sprachen entstanden ist und deutliche Züge der…”.
What does Mischsprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemixed language
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sprache, die aufgrund engen Kontakts zwischen zwei oder mehr Sprachen entstanden ist und deutliche Züge der Ausgangssprachen trägt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mischsprache
- Mischsprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mischsprache?
- /ˈmɪʃˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [ˈmɪʃˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mischsprache in German?
Mischsprache appears about once in every 24 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).