missbrauche

[mɪsˈbʁaʊ̯xə]

/[mɪsˈbʁaʊ̯xə]/ verb

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The verdict

“missbrauche” is uncommon German (frequency #91,954 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,954
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs missbrauchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-missbrauche · missbrauche · German

missbrauche · rank #91,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,954
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Missmanagement

Nearest frequency peer: Missmanagement (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „missbrauche“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „missbrauche“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for missbrauche
PropertyValue
Headwordmissbrauche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mɪsˈbʁaʊ̯xə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „missbrauche“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).missbrauchefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Missmanagement“ (#91,955), „Minderwertigkeit“ (#91,952), „minderwertiges“ (#91,951). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „missbrauche“ bei #91,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

missbrauche is uncommon German at frequency #91,954 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [mɪsˈbʁaʊ̯xə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for missbrauche in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is missbrauche, spelled M-I-S-S-B-R-A-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs missbrauchen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs missbrauchen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs missbrauchen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs missbrauchen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "missbrauche"?
"missbrauche" is spelled M-I-S-S-B-R-A-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪsˈbʁaʊ̯xə].
What does "missbrauche" mean?
As a verb, "missbrauche" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs missbrauchen
How do you pronounce "missbrauche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "missbrauche" is [mɪsˈbʁaʊ̯xə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "missbrauche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mundhygiene#91,971Matchwinner#91,932matchmaking#91,931Nebenflüsse#91,994

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list