Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misspelt

/mɪsˈspɛlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: mis-spelt
IPA: /mɪsˈspɛlt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of misspell

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 spelt English misspelt From mis- + spelt.

Inflected Forms

misspelled (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce misspelt?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈspɛlt/.
What does misspelt mean?: simple past and past participle of misspell
Where does misspelt 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 spelt English misspelt From mis- + spelt.

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