missgönnen

[mɪsˈɡœnən]

/[mɪsˈɡœnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“missgönnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - jemandem etwas oder jemanden neidvoll absprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-missgonnen · missgönnen · German

missgönnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 missgönnen
PropertyValue
Headwordmissgönnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mɪsˈɡœnən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “missgönnen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

missgönnenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

missgönnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [mɪsˈɡœnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem etwas oder jemanden neidvoll absprechen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for missgönnen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is missgönnen, spelled M-I-S-S-G-Ö-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas oder jemanden neidvoll absprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein schönes Leben steht dir bevor, wegen der einen wirst du vielleicht mit den Knechten ein wenig kämpfen müssen, aber was die zweite betrifft, gibt es niemanden im Himmel und auf Erden, der sie dir mißgönnt.“
  2. „Kätta gehörte keineswegs zu den Frauen, die aus ungestilltem Lebenshunger der Tochter den Liebhaber mißgönnen, zumal dann, wenn dieser Mann den eigenen ohne weiteres in den Schatten stellt.“

Antonyms

gönnenvergönnen

This word in other languages

begrudge(English)donner(Français)

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 "missgönnen"?
"missgönnen" is spelled M-I-S-S-G-Ö-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪsˈɡœnən].
What does "missgönnen" mean?
As a verb, "missgönnen" means: jemandem etwas oder jemanden neidvoll absprechen
How do you pronounce "missgönnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "missgönnen" is [mɪsˈɡœnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "missgönnen" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list