mismanage
/mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/
"mismanage" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mismanage” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mismanage · mismanage · English
mismanage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mismanage |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mismanage” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mismanage is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
mismanage has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mis- + manage. The correct English form is mismanage, spelled M-I-S-M-A-N-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
- 2To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mismanage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.
The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged.
Etymology
From mis- + manage.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.