müßig
[ˈmyːsɪç]
The verdict
“müßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine oder keine sinnvolle Beschäftigung ausübend
Corpus desk
Index DE-mu-ig · müßig · German
müßig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | müßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmyːsɪç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „müßig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
müßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmyːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for müßig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 müßig, spelled M-Ü-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1keine oder keine sinnvolle Beschäftigung ausübend
- 2ohne praktische Bedeutung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how müßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Während einer arbeitete, standen die anderen müßig herum.
Nachdem aber der Eseltreiber einige Zeit müßig zu Hause saß, sagte ihm seine Frau: »Wie lange willst du noch so zu Hause sitzen? Geh auf den Markt, kaufe einen anderen Esel, mit dem du etwas erwerben kannst.«
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.