Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misidentify

/mɪsaɪdˈɛntəfˌaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: misiden-ti-fy
IPA: /mɪsaɪdˈɛntəfˌaɪ/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mistake the identity of (something or someone).

Transitive verb

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 identify English misidentify From mis- + identify.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

misidentifies (present, singular) misidentifying (participle, present) misidentified (participle, past) misidentified (past)

Derived Forms

misidentifiable misidentifier

Frequently Paired Words

deidentify misidentification unidentified

Synonyms

mistake

Rhymes With

identify

Questions

How do you pronounce misidentify?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsaɪdˈɛntəfˌaɪ/.
What does misidentify mean?: To mistake the identity of (something or someone).
Where does misidentify 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 identify English misidentify From mis- + identify.

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