misstrauen
[mɪsˈtʁaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“misstrauen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,901 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #10,901
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu einem Menschen oder einer Sache kein Vertrauen haben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | misstrauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [mɪsˈtʁaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #10,901 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “misstrauen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for misstrauen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɪsˈtʁaʊ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,901 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu einem Menschen oder einer Sache kein Vertrauen haben".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for misstrauen, with forms such as "imsstrauen", "missrtauen", and "misstaruen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is misstrauen, spelled M-I-S-S-T-R-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu einem Menschen oder einer Sache kein Vertrauen haben
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imsstrauen,missrtauen,misstaruen,misstraeun,misstrauenn,misstraune,misstrrauen,misstruaen,missttrauen,mistrauen,mistsrauen,mißtrauen,mmisstrauen,msistrauen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misstrauen - 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.
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.
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Using “misstrauen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-S-S-T-R-A-U-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mɪsˈtʁaʊ̯ən] (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
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.