musstet

[ˈmʊstət]

/[ˈmʊstət]/ verb

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The verdict

“musstet” is uncommon German (frequency #67,536 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,536
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs müssen

Key facts for musstet
PropertyValue
Headwordmusstet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmʊstət]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “musstet” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). musstet lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

musstet is uncommon German at frequency #67,536 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmʊstət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs müssen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for musstet, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is musstet, spelled M-U-S-S-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs müssen

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 "musstet"?
"musstet" is spelled M-U-S-S-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊstət].
What does "musstet" mean?
As a verb, "musstet" means: 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs müssen
How do you pronounce "musstet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "musstet" is [ˈmʊstət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "musstet" come from?
"musstet" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “musstet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-S-S-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmʊstət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list