misalliance
/ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns/noun
misalliance is spelled M-I-S-A-L-L-I-A-N-C-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misalliance means “An unsuitable alliance, especially an unsuitable marriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misalliance is misalliances.
How many letters and syllables are in misalliance?
| Letters | 11: M-I-S-A-L-L-I-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is misalliance?
Misalliance appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce misalliance?
- UK /ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with misalliance?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as misalliance from its last stressed vowel (/aɪəns/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of misalliance
- misalliances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misalliance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An unsuitable alliance, especially an unsuitable marriage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misalliance come from?
From mis- + alliance, partly after French mésalliance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).