mislead
[mɪsˈliːd]
The verdict
“mislead” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in die Irre leiten, verleiten, fehlleiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-mislead · mislead · German
mislead · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mislead |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [mɪsˈliːd] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „mislead“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
mislead is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [mɪsˈliːd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in die Irre leiten, verleiten, fehlleiten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for mislead in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is mislead, spelled M-I-S-L-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1in die Irre leiten, verleiten, fehlleiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mislead appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The young boy was misled by his friends.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.