Müßiggang
[ˈmyːsɪçˌɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Müßiggang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dauerhafte Untätigkeit (in der Umgangssprache negativer besetzt als Muße)
Corpus desk
Index DE-mu-iggang · Müßiggang · German
Müßiggang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Müßiggang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmyːsɪçˌɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Müßiggang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Müßiggang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmyːsɪçˌɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dauerhafte Untätigkeit (in der Umgangssprache negativer besetzt als Muße)".
Müßiggang has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Müßiggang, spelled M-Ü-S-S-I-G-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1dauerhafte Untätigkeit (in der Umgangssprache negativer besetzt als Muße)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Müßiggang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sein Leben bestand nur noch aus Müßiggang.
„Hui, der ehemals dem ehrbaren Handwerk des Schreibers obgelegen hatte, verdankte seinen Niedergang der südchinesischen Neigung zum Müßiggang.“
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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.