Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miswrite

/mɪsˈɹaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-write
IPA: /mɪsˈɹaɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To write incorrectly.

Transitive verb

noun

A failed write operation.

Example Sentences

"1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben, […] but we lose ever and anon a word, or a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem."
"Line fluctuations can cause misreads and miswrites."

Etymology

From Middle English miswriten, from Old English miswrītan, misƿrītan (“to write incorrectly; make a mistake in writing; miswrite”), equivalent to mis- + write.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: miswriten, miswrītan

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

miswrites (present, singular) miswriting (participle, present) miswrote (past) miswritten (participle, past) miswrites (plural)

Questions

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

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