Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misherd

/ˈmɪs.hɝd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mish-erd
IPA: /ˈmɪs.hɝd/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To herd into the wrong place.

Example Sentences

"They beseiged manorial overseers to adjudicate disputes concerning ownership of rustled livestock or damage to crops caused by strayed (or deliberately misherded) animals."
"Russ wasn't fighting that actual second but you could tell he had been by the way the other customers were stood about the room in ragged bunches like misherded sheep."
"Were we innocent as farm animals and in danger of being misherded?"

Etymology

From mis- + herd.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɪs.hɝd/
British English: /ˈmɪs.hɜː(ɹ)d/

Inflected Forms

misherds (present, singular) misherding (participle, present) misherded (participle, past) misherded (past)

Homonyms

misheard

Rhymes With

misheard

Questions

How do you pronounce misherd?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪs.hɝd/.
What does misherd mean?: To herd into the wrong place.
Where does misherd come from?: From mis- + herd.

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