Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misparrot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-par-rot
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To parrot incorrectly; to make an imperfect attempt to repeat what one has heard.

Etymology

From mis- + parrot.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misparrots (present, singular) misparroting (participle, present) misparroted (participle, past) misparroted (past)

Questions

What does misparrot mean?: To parrot incorrectly; to make an imperfect attempt to repeat what one has heard.
Where does misparrot come from?: From mis- + parrot.

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