Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misaddress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ad-dress
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To address (a letter, etc.) incorrectly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She had written it to him before she died, but had misaddressed it — and hence the postal delay."

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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address English misaddress From mis- + address.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

misaddresses (present, singular) misaddressing (participle, present) misaddressed (participle, past) misaddressed (past)

Synonyms

misdirect

Questions

What does misaddress mean?: To address (a letter, etc.) incorrectly.
Where does misaddress 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address English misaddress From mis- + address.

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