Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misword

/ˌmɪsˈwɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-word
IPA: /ˌmɪsˈwɚd/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To word incorrectly.

Transitive verb

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I misworded my offer: I meant help, not rescue."
"He then came down, took away his ladder, not a misword said to him, and by whose order it was done was not then known."
"And, as for yourself, Master Matthew, why I 've known you these fifty years, and never heard man, woman, or child speak a misword of you in my life."
"A woman who used to work in my house told me that she 'never 'ad a misword with her 'usband.'"

Etymology

From mis- + word; formed separately from Etymology 2.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: mysword

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɪsˈwɚd/
British English: /ˌmɪsˈwɜːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

miswords (present, singular) miswording (participle, present) misworded (participle, past) misworded (past) miswords (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

misspeak mistalk rephrase reword recompose

Synonyms

misphrase misstate

Questions

How do you pronounce misword?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪsˈwɚd/.
What does misword mean?: To word incorrectly.
Where does misword come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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