Müßiggänger
[ˈmyːsɪçˌɡɛŋɐ]
The verdict
“Müßiggänger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die keiner Arbeit nachgeht
Corpus desk
Index DE-mu-igganger · Müßiggänger · German
Müßiggänger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Müßiggänger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmyːsɪçˌɡɛŋɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Müßiggänger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Müßiggänger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmyːsɪçˌɡɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die keiner Arbeit nachgeht".
Müßiggänger has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Müßiggänger, spelled M-Ü-S-S-I-G-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die keiner Arbeit nachgeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Müßiggänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dann brachte sie alle Müßiggänger auf den Weg nach San Giobbe, um die Geschichte von der Heldin selbst zu hören.“
„Grausamkeit ist Luxus für Müßiggänger, wie Rauschgifte und seidene Hemden.“
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.