Missionar

/[ˌmɪsi̯oˈnaːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,192

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Missionar is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der in der christlichen Mission (Verkündung/Bekehrung des/zum christlichen Glauben) tätig ist Pronounced [ˌmɪsi̯oˈnaːɐ̯]. Often confused with Missionen and Missionare.

Key facts for Missionar
PropertyValue
HeadwordMissionar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmɪsi̯oˈnaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,192
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Missionar in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Missionar is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌmɪsi̯oˈnaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,192 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemand, der in der christlichen Mission (Verkündung/Bekehrung des/zum christlichen Glauben) tätig ist".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Missionar, with forms such as "imssionar", "misionar", and "misisonar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Missionen", "Missionare", "Mission", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Missionar, spelled M-I-S-S-I-O-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der in der christlichen Mission (Verkündung/Bekehrung des/zum christlichen Glauben) tätig ist

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imssionar,misionar,misisonar,missinoar,missioanr,missionarr,missionnar,missionra,missoinar,mißionar,mmissionar,msisionar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Missionar

Misspelling Variants of "Missionar"

imssionar9misionar8misisonar9missinoar9missioanr9missionarr10missionnar10missionra9
Misspelling Variants of "Missionar"

Frequency rank: #33,192 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Missionar"?
"Missionar" is spelled M-I-S-S-I-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmɪsi̯oˈnaːɐ̯].
What does "Missionar" mean?
As a noun, "Missionar" means: jemand, der in der christlichen Mission (Verkündung/Bekehrung des/zum christlichen Glauben) tätig ist
What words are commonly confused with "Missionar"?
"Missionar" is commonly confused with "Missionen", "Missionare", "Mission". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Missionar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Missionar" is [ˌmɪsi̯oˈnaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Missionar" come from?
"Missionar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.