mismanagement
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪd͡ʒmənt/noun
mismanagement is spelled M-I-S-M-A-N-A-G-E-M-E-N-T: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mismanagement means “The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mismanagement is mismanagements.
How many letters and syllables are in mismanagement?
| Letters | 13: M-I-S-M-A-N-A-G-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mismanagement?
Mismanagement appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 mismanagement?
- US /ˌmɪsˈmænɪd͡ʒmənt/
- /ˌmɪsˈmænəd͡ʒmənt/
Mismanagement has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-mismanagement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mismanagement?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mismanagement from its last stressed vowel (/ænɪdʒmənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mismanagement
- mismanagements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mismanagement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
The value of the firm's stock fell precipitously when word leaked out that officers of the company were under investigation for gross mismanagement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mismanagement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mauvaise gestion |
| German | Misswirtschaft |
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.
Where does mismanagement come from?
From mis- + management.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).