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misrhyme

/ˈmɪsɹaɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-rhyme
IPA
/ˈmɪsɹaɪm/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A false rhyme.

verb

To rhyme incorrectly.

Example Sentences

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 rhyme English misrhyme From mis- + rhyme.

Inflected Forms

misrhymes (plural) misrhymes (present, singular) misrhyming (participle, present) misrhymed (participle, past) misrhymed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce misrhyme?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪsɹaɪm/.
What does misrhyme mean?
A false rhyme.
Where does misrhyme 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 rhyme English misrhyme From mis- + rhyme.

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