Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misplace

/mɪsˈpleɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: mis-place
IPA: /mɪsˈpleɪs/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.

Transitive verb

verb

To apply one's talents inappropriately.

verb

To put something in the wrong location.

Example Sentences

"I might have misplaced my umbrella; do you know where it is?"
"At least once a week a patient will come into Dr. Thomas Loepfe’s busy geriatric clinic in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, with a worry. She will tell him she’s been misplacing her glasses lately, or he’ll say he’s concerned about losing the car keys."
"She misplaces her things regularly (for example her phone, keys or bank card)."
"I misplace my keys or wallet on a daily basis. Sometimes multiple times a day."
"Bart Groothuijze, who runs the Castodian foundation promoting safer motorbiking, blames a misplaced sense of freedom and vanity."
"Every word in English of more than one Syllable has a fixed accent established by the custom of the language, to misplace which is as offensive to the propriety of speech, as to missound the vowel."

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 place English misplace From mis- + place.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

misplaces (present, singular) misplacing (participle, present) misplaced (participle, past) misplaced (past)

Derived Forms

misplaceable misplacer

Synonyms

mislay

Rhymes With

place case face space face-to-face race base worst-case replace grace chase pace

Questions

How do you pronounce misplace?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈpleɪs/.
What does misplace mean?: To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.
Where does misplace 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 place English misplace From mis- + place.

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