Misswirtschaft
[ˈmɪsˌvɪʁtʃaft]
The verdict
“Misswirtschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #50,718 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,718
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unökonomisches Handeln, das angestrebte Ziele aus eigenem Verschulden verfehlt
Corpus desk
Index DE-misswirtschaft · Misswirtschaft · German
Misswirtschaft · rank #50,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,718
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH miserablen
Nearest frequency peer: miserablen (-1 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 „Misswirtschaft“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- miri
miri
49,286 corpus weight
- mischten
mischten
49,285 corpus weight
- miserablen
miserablen
49,284 corpus weight
- Misswirtsch…
Misswirtschaft
49,283 corpus weight
- mitarbeiten…
mitarbeitenden
49,282 corpus weight
- mitnehme
mitnehme
49,280 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Misswirtschaft“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Misswirtschaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪsˌvɪʁtʃaft] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #50,718 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Misswirtschaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Misswirtschaft is uncommon German at frequency #50,718 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪsˌvɪʁtʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unökonomisches Handeln, das angestrebte Ziele aus eigenem Verschulden verfehlt".
Misswirtschaft has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Misswirtschaft, spelled M-I-S-S-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1unökonomisches Handeln, das angestrebte Ziele aus eigenem Verschulden verfehlt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Misswirtschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Misswirtschaft der Finanzinstitute, besonders im Immobiliensektor, hat zur letzten ökonomischen Krise geführt.
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 "Misswirtschaft"?
What does "Misswirtschaft" mean?
How do you pronounce "Misswirtschaft"?
What language does "Misswirtschaft" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Misswirtschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).