vermisst
German, adjective/ferˈmɪst/
vermisst is spelled V-E-R-M-I-S-S-T (8 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,312th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vermisst is a German adjective meaning “missing (of unknown whereabouts)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of vermissen.
What does vermisst mean in English?
adjective
- 1
missing (of unknown whereabouts)
Das Kind ist seit drei Tagen vermisst.
verb
- 1
past participle of vermissen
verb
- 1
second/third-person singular present
- 2
second-person plural present
- 3
plural imperative
verb
- 1
second/third-person singular present of vermessen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermissen
verb: 1. 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs vermissen 2. 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs vermissen 3. 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens des Verbs vermissen 4. 2. Person Plural Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs vermissen
verb: 1. 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs vermessen 2. 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs vermessen
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 vermisst
- vermisster masculine nominative singular
- vermißt alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vermisst?
- /ferˈmɪst/
- [fɐˈmɪst]
- [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vermisst
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vermisst in German?
vermisst appears 25 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).