# miscarriage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #19,140

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From mis- + carriage.

## Common misspellings (14)
`imscarriage`, `micsarriage`, `misacrriage`, `miscariage`, `miscarirage`, `miscarraige`, `miscarriaeg`, `miscarriagge`, `miscarrigae`, `misccarriage`, `miscrariage`, `misscarriage`, `mmiscarriage`, `msicarriage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/miscarriage