miscarriage
/ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/noun
miscarriage is spelled M-I-S-C-A-R-R-I-A-G-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miscarriage means “A failure; a mistake or error” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of miscarriage is miscarriages.
How many letters and syllables are in miscarriage?
| Letters | 11: M-I-S-C-A-R-R-I-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th 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 miscarriage?
Miscarriage appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 miscarriage?
- UK /ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈmɪs.kɛɹ.əd͡ʒ/
Miscarriage 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: En-us-miscarriage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miscarriage
- miscarriages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miscarriage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A failure; a mistake or error.
- 2
The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miscarriage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense natural termination of pregnancy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fausse couche |
| German | Fehlgeburt |
| Portuguese | aborto, aborto espontâneo |
| Spanish | aborto, aborto espontáneo, aborto natural, aborto involuntario |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does miscarriage come from?
From mis- + carriage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).