Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mis

/mˈɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
mis
IPA
/mˈɪs/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Military Intelligence Service (United States).

American usage

name

Initialism of marine isotope stage, a timescale.

noun

Initialism of management information system.

noun

Initialism of medium invert sugar.

noun

Initialism of minimally invasive surgery.

noun

Initialism of mortgage interest statement.

noun

Initialism of müllerian inhibiting substance.

noun

plural of MI

Example Sentences

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Miś, a pet form of Michał or a nickname from miś (“bear”). * Borrowed from Slovene Miš, a nickname from miš (“mouse”). * Borrowed from Dutch Mis, a reduced form of the personal name Amijs. * Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Mis; this surname is predominantly found in Yucatán.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Miś, Miš, Mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mises (plural)

Rhymes With

this miss chris kiss swiss piss dismiss bliss dis kris sis vis

Questions

How do you pronounce mis?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪs/.
What does mis mean?
Initialism of Military Intelligence Service (United States).
Where does mis come from?
It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce mis

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