# miscellaneous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/ · frequency rank #16,751

## Definitions
1. Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
2. Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.
3. Not in any other category.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“mix”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`imscellaneous`, `micsellaneous`, `misccellaneous`, `miscelalneous`, `miscelaneous`, `miscellaenous`, `miscellaneosu`, `miscellaneouss`, `miscellaneuos`, `miscellanneous`, `miscellanoeus`, `miscellnaeous`, `misclelaneous`, `misecllaneous`, `misscellaneous`, `mmiscellaneous`, `msicellaneous`

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