missmutig

[ˈmɪsˌmuːtɪç]

/[ˈmɪsˌmuːtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“missmutig” is uncommon German (frequency #79,504 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,504
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlecht gelaunt, mürrisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-missmutig · missmutig · German

missmutig · rank #79,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,504
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mischformen

Nearest frequency peer: Mischformen (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „missmutig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „missmutig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for missmutig
PropertyValue
Headwordmissmutig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɪsˌmuːtɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,504
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „missmutig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).missmutigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mischformen“ (#79,502), „mitbrachten“ (#79,506), „Minima“ (#79,501). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „missmutig“ bei #79,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

missmutig is uncommon German at frequency #79,504 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɪsˌmuːtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlecht gelaunt, mürrisch".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for missmutig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is missmutig, spelled M-I-S-S-M-U-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlecht gelaunt, mürrisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Missmutig fegte Patrick den Hof und schimpfte dabei über seinen Vater.

Synonyms

grantigschlecht gelaunt

Antonyms

fröhlichgut gelaunt

This word in other languages

morose(English)malhumorado(Español)chagrin(Français)

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 "missmutig"?
"missmutig" is spelled M-I-S-S-M-U-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪsˌmuːtɪç].
What does "missmutig" mean?
As an adjective, "missmutig" means: schlecht gelaunt, mürrisch
How do you pronounce "missmutig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "missmutig" is [ˈmɪsˌmuːtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "missmutig" come from?
"missmutig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitbringe#79,507Milzbrand#79,500monotonen#79,514muskuläre#79,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list