mißtrauisch
\ˈmɪstʁaʊ̯ɪʃ\
The verdict
“mißtrauisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancienne orthographe de misstrauisch qui n’est plus standard depuis la réforme de l'orthographe allemande de 1996 : ß remplacé par ss.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mi-trauisch · mißtrauisch · French
mißtrauisch · 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 | mißtrauisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈmɪstʁaʊ̯ɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mißtrauisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈmɪstʁaʊ̯ɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancienne orthographe de misstrauisch qui n’est plus standard depuis la réforme de l'orthographe allemande de 1996 : ß remplacé par ss.".
mißtrauisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mißtrauisch, spelled M-I-S-S-T-R-A-U-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Ancienne orthographe de misstrauisch qui n’est plus standard depuis la réforme de l'orthographe allemande de 1996 : ß remplacé par ss.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mißtrauisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die vier kleinen Diebe standen teils herum, teils lehnten sie am Bett oder an der Lade; alle waren sie rotznasig und schmutzig, fühlten sich indessen recht wohl und kauten ohne ein Wort zu sagen, den Fremden aber mit verschlossener und mißtrauischer Miene betrachtend, an ihren Pflaumen.
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.