Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misalignment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: mis-align-ment
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, or an instance, of being misaligned.

Countable; Uncountable

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 alignment English misalignment From mis- + alignment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misalignments (plural)

Synonyms

disalignment

Rhymes With

assignment confinement refinement consignment realignment enshrinement misassignment entwinement malignment

Questions

What does misalignment mean?: The state, or an instance, of being misaligned.
Where does misalignment 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 alignment English misalignment From mis- + alignment.

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