miscellanea
/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/noun
miscellanea is spelled M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miscellanea means “A miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in miscellanea?
| Letters | 11: M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is miscellanea?
Miscellanea appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 miscellanea?
- /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Aadenboy-miscellanea.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does miscellanea mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany.
- 2
plural of miscellaneum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does miscellanea come from?
Borrowed from Latin miscellānea, neuter plural of miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).