Mission

[mɪˈsi̯oːn]

/[mɪˈsi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mission” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,310
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bedeutsame/r Aufgabe/Auftrag

Corpus desk

Index DE-mission · Mission · German

Mission · rank #2,310 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,310
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Medizin

Nearest frequency peer: Medizin (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mission“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mission“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mission vs Missionen
78% similar
Mission vs Missionar
78% similar
Mission vs missen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mission
PropertyValue
HeadwordMission
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɪˈsi̯oːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,310
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mission“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Missionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Medizin“ (#2,309), „mögliche“ (#2,311), „Ludwig“ (#2,308). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mission“ bei #2,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Mission (IPA [mɪˈsi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,310 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mission, with forms such as "imssion", "mision", and "misison". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Missionen", "Missionar", "missen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mission, spelled M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bedeutsame/r Aufgabe/Auftrag
  2. 2
    das Verbreiten einer religiösen Lehre
  3. 3
    mit einem besonderen Auftrag entsandte Personengruppe
  4. 4
    diplomatische Vertretung eines Staates

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beaumarchais: So ist meine Mission hier beendet, Sire? / Der König: Den Zeitpunkt, wann Ihre Mission beendet ist, bestimme ich, Herr von Beaumarchais.
  2. „Meine Mission wird mit unserer Ankunft in Frankreich nicht abgeschlossen sein.“

This word in other languages

mission(English)missão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imssion
  • mision
  • misison
  • missino
  • missionn
  • missoin
  • mißion
  • mmission
  • msision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mission - 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.

imssion2mision1misison2missino2missionn1missoin2mißion2mmission1
Edit distance from "Mission"

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 "Mission"?
"Mission" is spelled M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪˈsi̯oːn].
What does "Mission" mean?
As a noun, "Mission" means: bedeutsame/r Aufgabe/Auftrag
What words are commonly confused with "Mission"?
"Mission" is commonly confused with "Missionen", "Missionar", "missen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mission" is [mɪˈsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mission" come from?
"Mission" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mission", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Medizin#2,309Pflicht#2,316zweiter#2,325Autoren#2,327

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Ludwig9 variantssingen9 variantsSingle9 variantsgesund9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list