Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missed

/mɪst/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: missed
IPA: /mɪst/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of miss

Derived Forms

unmissed

Synonyms

lost

Homonyms

mist

Rhymes With

list exist assist pissed twist resist dismissed insist wrist kissed consist fist

Questions

How do you pronounce missed?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪst/.
What does missed mean?: simple past and past participle of miss

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