missglückt

[mɪsˈɡlʏkt]

/[mɪsˈɡlʏkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“missglückt” is uncommon German (frequency #71,628 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,628
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Erfolg verlaufen seiend

Key facts for missglückt
PropertyValue
Headwordmissglückt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mɪsˈɡlʏkt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “missglückt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). missglückt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

missglückt is uncommon German at frequency #71,628 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mɪsˈɡlʏkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Erfolg verlaufen seiend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for missglückt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is missglückt, spelled M-I-S-S-G-L-Ü-C-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Erfolg verlaufen seiend

Antonyms

erfolgreichgeglückt

This word in other languages

failed(English)fracasar(Español)

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 "missglückt"?
"missglückt" is spelled M-I-S-S-G-L-Ü-C-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪsˈɡlʏkt].
What does "missglückt" mean?
As an adjective, "missglückt" means: ohne Erfolg verlaufen seiend
How do you pronounce "missglückt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "missglückt" is [mɪsˈɡlʏkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "missglückt" come from?
"missglückt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “missglückt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-S-S-G-L-Ü-C-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mɪsˈɡlʏkt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list