miscue
/ˈmɪskjuː/noun, verb
miscue is spelled M-I-S-C-U-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miscue means “In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of miscue is miscues.
How many letters and syllables are in miscue?
| Letters | 6: M-I-S-C-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 miscue?
Miscue appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 miscue?
- /ˈmɪskjuː/
As a verb (“To give an incorrect cue”): /mɪsˈkjuː/.
Miscue has 2 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-miscue.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-miscue2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miscue
- miscues plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- miscuing participle, present
- miscueing participle, present
- miscued participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miscue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue.
- 2
The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor.
- 3
A miss of the object one intended to hit.
verb
- 1
To give an incorrect cue.
- 2
to mishit, strike incorrectly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does miscue come from?
From mis- + cue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).