Missgunst
German, noun/ˈmɪsɡʊnst/
Missgunst is spelled M-I-S-S-G-U-N-S-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Missgunst is a German feminine noun meaning “jealousy, resentment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einstellung von jemandem, einem anderen etwas nicht zubilligen zu können/wollen”.
What does Missgunst mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejealousy, resentment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einstellung von jemandem, einem anderen etwas nicht zubilligen zu können/wollen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Missgunst
- Mißgunst alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Missgunst?
- /ˈmɪsɡʊnst/
- [ˈmɪsɡʊnst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Missgunst
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Missgunst in German?
Missgunst appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).