Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscapitalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-cap-i-tal-ize
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To capitalize incorrectly.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English capitalize English miscapitalize From mis- + capitalize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

miscapitalizes (present, singular) miscapitalizing (participle, present) miscapitalized (participle, past) miscapitalized (past) miscapitalise (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

miscapitalization

Questions

What does miscapitalize mean?: To capitalize incorrectly.
Where does miscapitalize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English capitalize English miscapitalize From mis- + capitalize.

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