Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscarriage

/ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
mis-car-riage
IPA
/ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A failure; a mistake or error.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.

Countable; Uncountable

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 carriage English miscarriage From mis- + carriage.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/
  • British English: /ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

miscarriages (plural)

Derived Forms

antimiscarriage

Phrases

delayed miscarriage missed miscarriage silent miscarriage

Synonyms

pregnancy loss spontaneous abortion stillbirth abortion

Questions

How do you pronounce miscarriage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/.
What does miscarriage mean?
A failure; a mistake or error.
Where does miscarriage 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 carriage English miscarriage From mis- + carriage.

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