Missbrauch
[ˈmɪsˌbʁaʊ̯x]
The verdict
“Missbrauch” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,396
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Gebrauch von etwas für einen Zweck, für den es ursprünglich nicht genutzt werden sollte
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Missbrauch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪsˌbʁaʊ̯x] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #5,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Missbrauch” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Missbrauch (IPA [ˈmɪsˌbʁaʊ̯x]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,396 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Missbrauch, with forms such as "imssbrauch", "misbrauch", and "misbsrauch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "missbraucht", "Missbrauchs", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Missbrauch, spelled M-I-S-S-B-R-A-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1der Gebrauch von etwas für einen Zweck, für den es ursprünglich nicht genutzt werden sollte
- 2eine häufig durch Gewalt herbeigeführte und verbotene sexuelle Handlung (sexueller Missbrauch)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imssbrauch,misbrauch,misbsrauch,missbaruch,missbbrauch,missbracuh,missbraucch,missbrauchh,missbrauhc,missbrrauch,missbruach,missrbauch,mißbrauch,mmissbrauch,msisbrauch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Missbrauch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Missbrauch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-S-S-B-R-A-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪsˌbʁaʊ̯x] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “missbraucht” - see the side-by-side comparison. Missbrauch vs missbraucht
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.