misfit

Name: misfit, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈmɪs.fɪt/

//ˈmɪs.fɪt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“misfit” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,970
frequency rank, English: 4,057
“M” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ill-fitting garment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-misfit · misfit · English

misfit · rank #38,970 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #38,970
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 4,057
PHOTO-FINISH minotaur

Nearest frequency peer: minotaur (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

mesmerized

61,035
midge

61,034
minotaur

61,032
misfit

61,031
Moana

61,029
Moorish

61,028

What this shows “misfit” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

misfit vs mist

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for misfit
Property	Value
Headword	misfit
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈmɪs.fɪt/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#38,970
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “misfit”

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

#38,970

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “minotaur” (#38,969), “Moana” (#38,972), “midge” (#38,967). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “misfit” is #38,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around misfit (IPA /ˈmɪs.fɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,970 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for misfit, with forms such as "imsfit", "mifsit", and "misffit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mist", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mis- + fit. The correct English form is misfit, spelled M-I-S-F-I-T.

Definition

1
An ill-fitting garment.
2
A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
3
A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how misfit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Mr Toots’s legs shake under him; and though he is splendidly dressed, he feels misfits, and sees wrinkles, in the masterpieces of Burgess and Co., and wishes he had put on that brightest pair of boots.
And the fact that Christianity's Jesus is the resurrected Christ makes a vital point about the misfit between the Jesus whose teachings we have excavated and the Church which came after him.

Etymology

From mis- + fit.

Synonyms

maverick

This word in other languages

desajuste(Español)inadapté(Français)Sonderling(Deutsch)esfarrapado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

imsfit
mifsit
misffit
misfitt
misfti
misift
missfit
mmisfit
msifit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misfit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "misfit"

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 "misfit"?

"misfit" is spelled M-I-S-F-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɪs.fɪt/.

What does "misfit" mean?

As a noun, "misfit" means: An ill-fitting garment.

What words are commonly confused with "misfit"?

"misfit" is commonly confused with "mist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "misfit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misfit" is /ˈmɪs.fɪt/. 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 "misfit"?

From mis- + fit. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "misfit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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