Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mismatch

/ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: mis-match
IPA: /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To match unsuitably; to fail to match

noun

Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges."

Etymology

From mis- + match (verb sense).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis-
Suffix: match

Usage

Inflected Forms

mismatches (present, singular) mismatching (participle, present) mismatched (participle, past) mismatched (past) mismatches (plural)

Derived Forms

mismatcher mismatchment

Phrases

impedance mismatch mismatch repair cancer syndrome

Rhymes With

match catch patch scratch batch hatch dispatch attach snatch rematch latch thatch

Questions

How do you pronounce mismatch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/.
What does mismatch mean?: To match unsuitably; to fail to match
Where does mismatch come from?: From mis- + match (verb sense).

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