missfallen
[mɪsˈfalən]
The verdict
“missfallen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,264 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #34,264
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht gefallen, einen schlechten Eindruck machen, abgelehnt werden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | missfallen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [mɪsˈfalən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #34,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “missfallen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for missfallen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɪsˈfalən]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,264 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nicht gefallen, einen schlechten Eindruck machen, abgelehnt werden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for missfallen, with forms such as "imssfallen", "misfallen", and "misfsallen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is missfallen, spelled M-I-S-S-F-A-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht gefallen, einen schlechten Eindruck machen, abgelehnt werden
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imssfallen,misfallen,misfsallen,missafllen,missfaleln,missfalen,missfallenn,missfallne,missffallen,missflalen,mißfallen,mmissfallen,msisfallen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of missfallen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “missfallen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-S-S-F-A-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mɪsˈfalən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.