Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misreckon

/mɪsˈɹɛkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-reck-on
IPA: /mɪsˈɹɛkən/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To make a wrong calculation, to be in error.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And therefore he that hath once misreckoned himselfe is never seene againe."

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 reckon English misreckon From mis- + reckon.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪsˈɹɛkən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

misreckons (present, singular) misreckoning (participle, present) misreckoned (participle, past) misreckoned (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce misreckon?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈɹɛkən/.
What does misreckon mean?: To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
Where does misreckon 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 reckon English misreckon From mis- + reckon.

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