missbilligen

[mɪsˈbɪlɪɡn̩]

/[mɪsˈbɪlɪɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“missbilligen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas nicht gut finden und es meist deutlich machen; ein Verhalten oder eine Entscheidung ablehnen

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Index DE-missbilligen · missbilligen · German

missbilligen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for missbilligen
PropertyValue
Headwordmissbilligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mɪsˈbɪlɪɡn̩]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „missbilligen“ im Deutschen

missbilligenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

missbilligen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [mɪsˈbɪlɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas nicht gut finden und es meist deutlich machen; ein Verhalten oder eine Entscheidung ablehnen".

missbilligen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is missbilligen, spelled M-I-S-S-B-I-L-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas nicht gut finden und es meist deutlich machen; ein Verhalten oder eine Entscheidung ablehnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir missbilligen diese Entscheidung.
  2. Sein Benehmen wurde missbilligt.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "missbilligen"?
"missbilligen" is spelled M-I-S-S-B-I-L-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪsˈbɪlɪɡn̩].
What does "missbilligen" mean?
As a verb, "missbilligen" means: etwas nicht gut finden und es meist deutlich machen; ein Verhalten oder eine Entscheidung ablehnen
How do you pronounce "missbilligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "missbilligen" is [mɪsˈbɪlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "missbilligen" come from?
"missbilligen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list