Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mispunctuation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-punc-tu-a-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Incorrect or missing punctuation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, mis- + punctuation, or, by surface analysis, mispunctuate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mispunctuations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mispunctuate misspelling

Questions

What does mispunctuation mean?: Incorrect or missing punctuation.
Where does mispunctuation come from?: By surface analysis, mis- + punctuation, or, by surface analysis, mispunctuate + -ion.

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