mislaid
/mɪsˈleɪd/adjective, verb
mislaid is spelled M-I-S-L-A-I-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mislaid means “That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mislaid?
| Letters | 7: M-I-S-L-A-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 mislaid?
Mislaid appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 mislaid?
- /mɪsˈleɪd/
Mislaid has 2 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). Recordings: En-us-mislaid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mislaid
- more mislaid comparative
- most mislaid superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mislaid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of mislay
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mislaid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cannot be currently found:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verlegt |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.