Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misspending

/mɪsspˈɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: mis-spending
IPA: /mɪsspˈɛndɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Improper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of misspend

Etymology

From Middle English mysspendynge, equivalent to misspend + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mysspendynge
Suffix: misspend

Usage

Inflected Forms

misspendings (plural)

Rhymes With

spending ending never-ending sending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending

Questions

How do you pronounce misspending?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsspˈɛndɪŋ/.
What does misspending mean?: Improper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering
Where does misspending come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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