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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdeal

/mɪsˈdiːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
mis-deal
IPA
/mɪsˈdiːl/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deal or distribute wrongly.

noun

Incorrect dealing or distribution.

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 deal English misdeal From mis- + deal.

Inflected Forms

misdeals (present, singular) misdealing (participle, present) misdealt (participle, past) misdealt (past) misdeals (plural)

Derived Forms

misdealer

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce misdeal?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈdiːl/.
What does misdeal mean?
To deal or distribute wrongly.
Where does misdeal 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 deal English misdeal From mis- + deal.

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