mishit
/ˈmɪshɪt/noun, verb
mishit is spelled M-I-S-H-I-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mishit means “An incorrect or bad hit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mishit is mishits.
How many letters and syllables are in mishit?
| Letters | 6: M-I-S-H-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mishit?
Mishit appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 mishit?
- /ˈmɪshɪt/
As a verb (“To incorrectly or badly hit”): /mɪsˈhɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mishit.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mishit2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mishit
- mishits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mishitting participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mishit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An incorrect or bad hit.
England added only one more run to its overnight second-innings total of 221 for 9 before Broad was caught by Hammer at mid-on to a mishit.
verb
- 1
To incorrectly or badly hit.
Although Collins mishit the ball, he still managed to pocket the red.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mishit come from?
From mis- + hit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).