Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misget

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-get
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get wrongly or unlawfully; to procure by unlawful means.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English misgeten, equivalent to mis- + get.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

misgets (present, singular) misgetting (participle, present) misgot (past) misgotten (participle, past)

Derived Forms

misgetting misgotten

Questions

What does misget mean?
To get wrongly or unlawfully; to procure by unlawful means.
Where does misget come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce misget

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “misget”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “misget”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “misget” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.