missverstehen
[ˈmɪsfɛɐ̯ˌʃteːən]
The verdict
“missverstehen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,678 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #37,678
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (jemanden/etwas) inhaltlich oder akustisch nicht richtig verstehen/einschätzen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | missverstehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmɪsfɛɐ̯ˌʃteːən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #37,678 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “missverstehen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for missverstehen is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪsfɛɐ̯ˌʃteːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,678 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(jemanden/etwas) inhaltlich oder akustisch nicht richtig verstehen/einschätzen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for missverstehen, with forms such as "imssverstehen", "missevrstehen", and "missverrstehen". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is missverstehen, spelled M-I-S-S-V-E-R-S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1(jemanden/etwas) inhaltlich oder akustisch nicht richtig verstehen/einschätzen
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imssverstehen,missevrstehen,missverrstehen,missversethen,missversstehen,missversteehn,missverstehenn,missverstehhen,missverstehne,missverstheen,missversttehen,missvertsehen,missvesrtehen,missvrestehen,missvverstehen,misverstehen,misvserstehen,mißverstehen,mmissverstehen,msisverstehen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of missverstehen - 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 “missverstehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-S-S-V-E-R-S-T-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪsfɛɐ̯ˌʃteːən] (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.