Mischung

/[ˈmɪʃʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,198

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Mischung is aGermannoun. It means: Vorgang und Ergebnis des Zusammentuns/-kommens unterschiedlicher Gegenstände Pronounced [ˈmɪʃʊŋ]. It ranks #3,198 in German word frequency. Often confused with Mischungen and mischen.

Key facts for Mischung
PropertyValue
HeadwordMischung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪʃʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,198
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mischung is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪʃʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,198 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mischung, with forms such as "imschung", "micshung", and "miscchung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Mischungen", "mischen", "Mischling", 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 Mischung, spelled M-I-S-C-H-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang und Ergebnis des Zusammentuns/-kommens unterschiedlicher Gegenstände
  2. 2
    Gemisch von mindestens zwei Stoffen
  3. 3
    Mischung zweier oder mehrerer Farben

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imschung,micshung,miscchung,mischhung,mischnug,mischugn,mischungg,mischunng,miscuhng,mishcung,misschung,mmischung,msichung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mischung

Misspelling Variants of "Mischung"

imschung8micshung8miscchung9mischhung9mischnug8mischugn8mischungg9mischunng9
Misspelling Variants of "Mischung"

Frequency rank: #3,198 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mischung"?
"Mischung" is spelled M-I-S-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪʃʊŋ].
What does "Mischung" mean?
As a noun, "Mischung" means: Vorgang und Ergebnis des Zusammentuns/-kommens unterschiedlicher Gegenstände
What words are commonly confused with "Mischung"?
"Mischung" is commonly confused with "Mischungen", "mischen", "Mischling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mischung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mischung" is [ˈmɪʃʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mischung" come from?
"Mischung" 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.