Missetäter

[ˈmɪsəˌtɛːtɐ]

/[ˈmɪsəˌtɛːtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die etwas Verwerfliches (eine Missetat) begangen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-missetater · Missetäter · German

Missetäter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 Missetäter
PropertyValue
HeadwordMissetäter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪsəˌtɛːtɐ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Missetäter“ im Deutschen

Missetäterschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Missetäter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪsəˌtɛːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die etwas Verwerfliches (eine Missetat) begangen hat".

Zero misspellings are on record for Missetäter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Missetäter, spelled M-I-S-S-E-T-Ä-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die etwas Verwerfliches (eine Missetat) begangen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Diese Missetäter knieten nieder.“
  2. „Mögen Jahre darüber hingehen, mag dem Missetäter inzwischen ein langer Bart gewachsen sein, eines Tages kommt die Geschichte ans Licht, der Vorhang lüftet sich über seiner Tat, über der er längst Gras gewachsen glaubte.“

Synonyms

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 "Missetäter"?
"Missetäter" is spelled M-I-S-S-E-T-Ä-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪsəˌtɛːtɐ].
What does "Missetäter" mean?
As a noun, "Missetäter" means: Person, die etwas Verwerfliches (eine Missetat) begangen hat
How do you pronounce "Missetäter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Missetäter" is [ˈmɪsəˌtɛːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Missetäter" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list