Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mismeasure

/mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: mis-mea-sure
IPA: /mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

noun

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 measure English mismeasure From mis- + measure.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mismeasures (present, singular) mismeasuring (participle, present) mismeasured (participle, past) mismeasured (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce mismeasure?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/.
What does mismeasure mean?: To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.
Where does mismeasure 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 measure English mismeasure From mis- + measure.

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