missionieren

[mɪsi̯oˈniːʁən]

/[mɪsi̯oˈniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“missionieren” is uncommon German (frequency #66,494 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,494
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - andere Menschen zu dem eigenen Glauben bekehren

Key facts for missionieren
PropertyValue
Headwordmissionieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mɪsi̯oˈniːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,494
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “missionieren” 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). missionieren 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

missionieren is uncommon German at frequency #66,494 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [mɪsi̯oˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "andere Menschen zu dem eigenen Glauben bekehren".

missionieren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is missionieren, spelled M-I-S-S-I-O-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    andere Menschen zu dem eigenen Glauben bekehren

Synonyms

bekehren

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 "missionieren"?
"missionieren" is spelled M-I-S-S-I-O-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪsi̯oˈniːʁən].
What does "missionieren" mean?
As a verb, "missionieren" means: andere Menschen zu dem eigenen Glauben bekehren
How do you pronounce "missionieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "missionieren" is [mɪsi̯oˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "missionieren" come from?
"missionieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “missionieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-S-S-I-O-N-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mɪsi̯oˈniːʁən] (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