misten
German, verb/ˈmɪstn̩/
misten is spelled M-I-S-T-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Misten is a German verb meaning “to manure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Ställe) von Störendem befreien”.
What does misten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to manure
- 2
to crap (of animals)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (Ställe) von Störendem befreien 2. landwirtschaftliche Flächen durch organisches Material mit Nährstoffen anreichern 3. Kot abgeben
verb: 1. sich (als Luft) mit einer geringen Zahl von Wassertropfen anreichern
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of misten
- mistet present singular third-person
- mistete past
- gemistet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- mistend participle present
- miste first-person indicative present
- mistest indicative present second-person
- misteten first-person indicative plural
- mistetest indicative preterite second-person
- mistetet indicative plural preterite
- mist imperative second-person singular
- habe gemistet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben gemistet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- miste! imperative singular
- mistet! imperative plural
- gemistet haben active infinitive perfect
- gemistet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- gemistet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce misten?
- /ˈmɪstn̩/
- [ˈmɪstn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is misten in German?
misten appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).