Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misfile

/mɪsˈfaɪ.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-file
IPA: /mɪsˈfaɪ.əl/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To file incorrectly; to file in the wrong place or the wrong way.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The doctor had trouble finding Mrs Wagner's patient record, since it had been misfiled under the letter V."

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 file English misfile From mis- + file.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɪsˈfaɪ.əl/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

misfiles (present, singular) misfiling (participle, present) misfiled (participle, past) misfiled (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce misfile?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈfaɪ.əl/.
What does misfile mean?: To file incorrectly; to file in the wrong place or the wrong way.
Where does misfile 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 file English misfile From mis- + file.

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