mise

/miːz/

//miːz// noun

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"mise" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mise” is uncommon English (frequency #50,672 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,672
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The issue in a writ of right.

Key facts for mise
PropertyValue
Headwordmise
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/miːz/
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mise” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mise lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mise is uncommon English at frequency #50,672 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /miːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mise in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French mise (“a putting, setting, expense”). The correct English form is mise, spelled M-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The issue in a writ of right.
  2. 2
    Expense; cost; disbursement.
  3. 3
    A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the county palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom.

Etymology

Borrowed from French mise (“a putting, setting, expense”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mise"?
"mise" is spelled M-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /miːz/.
What does "mise" mean?
As a noun, "mise" means: The issue in a writ of right.
How do you pronounce "mise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mise" is /miːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mise"?
Borrowed from French mise (“a putting, setting, expense”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “mise”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /miːz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list