misdeal
/mɪsˈdiːl/verb, noun
misdeal is spelled M-I-S-D-E-A-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misdeal means “To deal or distribute wrongly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misdeal?
| Letters | 7: M-I-S-D-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 misdeal?
Misdeal appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 misdeal?
- /mɪsˈdiːl/
As a noun (“Incorrect dealing or distribution”): /ˈmɪsdiːl/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misdeal.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misdeal2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with misdeal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as misdeal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mislead.
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 misdeal
- misdeals present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- misdealing participle, present
- misdealt participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misdeal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To deal or distribute wrongly.
Bill, you have misdealt two hands of poker already.
noun
- 1
Incorrect dealing or distribution.
Now, Bill, that was your third misdeal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misdeal come from?
From mis- + deal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).