Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mispluck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-pluck
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pluck incorrectly.

Example Sentences

"If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them."
"Although Kirchofs technique is fluid, it can also become rather sloppy, riddled with far too many misplucked notes."
"Anna's repertoire of folk songs usually delights the audience and has them joining in each chorus, but tonight her voice sounds reedy and her fingers mispluck several times."

Etymology

From mis- + pluck.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misplucks (present, singular) misplucking (participle, present) misplucked (participle, past) misplucked (past)

Questions

What does mispluck mean?: To pluck incorrectly.
Where does mispluck come from?: From mis- + pluck.

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