mise
/miːz/noun, verb
mise is spelled M-I-S-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mise means “The issue in a writ of right” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mise is mises.
How many letters and syllables are in mise?
| Letters | 4: M-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 mise?
Mise appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 mise?
- /miːz/
As a verb (“To make a risky move with no regard for the consequences…”): /maɪz/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with mise?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mise.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: semi.
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 mise
- mises plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mising participle, present
- mised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The issue in a writ of right.
- 2
obsoleteExpense; cost; disbursement.
- 3
obsoleteA 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.
verb
- 1
slangTo make a risky move with no regard for the consequences when the alternative is certain defeat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mise come from?
Borrowed from French mise (“a putting, setting, expense”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).