miscellany
/ˈmɪsəleɪni/noun
miscellany is spelled M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miscellany means “An assortment of miscellaneous items” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of miscellany is miscellanies.
How many letters and syllables are in miscellany?
| Letters | 10: M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 miscellany?
Miscellany appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 miscellany?
- UK /mɪˈsɛləni/
- UK /ˈmɪsələni/
- US /ˈmɪsəleɪni/
Miscellany has 4 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-miscellany.wav, En-au-miscellany.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miscellany
- miscellanies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miscellany mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An assortment of miscellaneous items.
- 2
A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
a monthly miscellany of literature
- 3
The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miscellany in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | miscellanée, mélange, collection , miscellanées, (Littéraire ou presse) varia |
| German | Gemisch , Sammlung |
| Portuguese | miscelânea |
| Spanish | miscelánea , antología |
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 miscellany come from?
Borrowed from French miscellanées, from Latin mīscellānea, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).