misapply
/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/verb
misapply is spelled M-I-S-A-P-P-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misapply means “To apply incorrectly; to misuse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misapply?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-A-P-P-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is misapply?
Misapply appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 misapply?
- /ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/
Misapply has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misapply.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of misapply
- misapplies present, singular, he/she/it
- misapplying participle, present
- misapplied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misapply mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To apply incorrectly; to misuse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misapply come from?
From mis- + apply.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).