Missal
[mɪˈsaːl]
The verdict
“Missal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wichtigstes liturgisches Buch für die Messfeier, in welchem vor allem die Gebete und Handlungsanweisungen für den Priester stehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-missal · Missal · German
Missal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Missal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɪˈsaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Missal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Missal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɪˈsaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wichtigstes liturgisches Buch für die Messfeier, in welchem vor allem die Gebete und Handlungsanweisungen für den Priester stehen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Missal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Missal, spelled M-I-S-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1wichtigstes liturgisches Buch für die Messfeier, in welchem vor allem die Gebete und Handlungsanweisungen für den Priester stehen
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.