mislay
/mɪsˈleɪ/verb
mislay is spelled M-I-S-L-A-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mislay means “To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mislay?
| Letters | 6: M-I-S-L-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 mislay?
Mislay appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 mislay?
- /mɪsˈleɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mislay.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mislay
- mislays present, singular, he/she/it
- mislaying participle, present
- mislaid participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mislay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
- 2
obsoleteTo err in placing something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mislay come from?
From Middle English mysse layen, equivalent to mis- + lay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).