Misskommunikation
[ˈmɪskɔmunikaˌt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Misskommunikation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - missverständliche Kommunikation, bei der Informationen fehlerhaft übertragen, empfangen oder interpretiert werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-misskommunikation · Misskommunikation · German
Misskommunikation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Misskommunikation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪskɔmunikaˌt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Misskommunikation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Misskommunikation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪskɔmunikaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "missverständliche Kommunikation, bei der Informationen fehlerhaft übertragen, empfangen oder interpretiert werden".
No misspelling variants are generated for Misskommunikation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Misskommunikation, spelled M-I-S-S-K-O-M-M-U-N-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1missverständliche Kommunikation, bei der Informationen fehlerhaft übertragen, empfangen oder interpretiert werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Misskommunikation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aufgrund der unterschiedlichen vorwiegenden Bedeutungen, die Kommunikationen für die Geschlechter haben und aufgrund der oft unterschiedlichen Ziele, die sie damit verfolgen, kann es zur Misskommunikation zwischen Männern und Frauen kommen.“
Synonyms
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.