Vermisster

[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstɐ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vermisster” is uncommon German (frequency #59,296 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,296
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, deren Aufenthaltsort unbekannt ist; die vermisst wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermisster · Vermisster · German

Vermisster · rank #59,296 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,296
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verminderter

Nearest frequency peer: verminderter (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vermisster“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vermisster“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vermisster
PropertyValue
HeadwordVermisster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vermisster“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vermissterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verminderter“ (#59,295), „verrieten“ (#59,297), „Verlogenheit“ (#59,294). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vermisster“ bei #59,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vermisster is uncommon German at frequency #59,296 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, deren Aufenthaltsort unbekannt ist; die vermisst wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vermisster, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vermisster, spelled V-E-R-M-I-S-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, deren Aufenthaltsort unbekannt ist; die vermisst wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vermisster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nach über zehn Jahren tauchte der Vermisste plötzlich wieder auf.
  2. „Jene Jugendlichen, die auf einem über Facebook verbreiteten Foto mit dem Vermissten zu sehen sind, haben sich gemeldet.“

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 "Vermisster"?
"Vermisster" is spelled V-E-R-M-I-S-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstɐ].
What does "Vermisster" mean?
As a noun, "Vermisster" means: Person, deren Aufenthaltsort unbekannt ist; die vermisst wird
How do you pronounce "Vermisster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vermisster" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vermisster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verschnitt#59,299Verformung#59,288unpassende#59,271Wahlkarten#59,321

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list