missgelaunt
[ˈmɪsɡəˌlaʊ̯nt]
The verdict
“missgelaunt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schlecht gelaunt, verdrießlich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | missgelaunt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmɪsɡəˌlaʊ̯nt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “missgelaunt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
missgelaunt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɪsɡəˌlaʊ̯nt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlecht gelaunt, verdrießlich".
Zero misspellings are on record for missgelaunt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is missgelaunt, spelled M-I-S-S-G-E-L-A-U-N-T.
Definition
- 1schlecht gelaunt, verdrießlich
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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.
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Using “missgelaunt”
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- The one correct German spelling is M-I-S-S-G-E-L-A-U-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪsɡəˌlaʊ̯nt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.