mislabel
/mɪsˈleɪbəl/verb
mislabel is spelled M-I-S-L-A-B-E-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mislabel means “To label incorrectly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mislabel?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-L-A-B-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mislabel?
Mislabel appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 mislabel?
- /mɪsˈleɪbəl/
Mislabel has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mislabel
- mislabels present, singular, he/she/it
- mislabeling US, participle, present
- mislabelling UK, participle, present
- mislabeled US, participle, past
- mislabelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mislabel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To label incorrectly.
Be sure not to mislabel the files or you'll never find them again!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mislabel come from?
From mis- + label.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).