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misphrase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-phrase
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To phrase incorrectly.

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 phrase English misphrase From mis- + phrase.

Inflected Forms

misphrases (present, singular) misphrasing (participle, present) misphrased (participle, past) misphrased (past)

Questions

What does misphrase mean?
To phrase incorrectly.
Where does misphrase 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 phrase English misphrase From mis- + phrase.

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