mischance
/mɪsˈtʃɑːns/noun, verb
mischance is spelled M-I-S-C-H-A-N-C-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mischance means “Bad luck, misfortune” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mischance is mischances.
How many letters and syllables are in mischance?
| Letters | 9: M-I-S-C-H-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mischance?
Mischance appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 mischance?
- UK /mɪsˈtʃɑːns/
Mischance has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-mischance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mischance?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mischance from its last stressed vowel (/ɑns/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mechanics.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mischance
- mischances plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mischancing participle, present
- mischanced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mischance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Bad luck, misfortune.
- 2
A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
verb
- 1
To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mischance come from?
From Anglo-Norman meschance, Old French meschance, meschaunce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).