mismatch
/ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/verb, noun
mismatch is spelled M-I-S-M-A-T-C-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mismatch means “To match unsuitably; to fail to match” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mismatch?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-M-A-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 mismatch?
Mismatch appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 mismatch?
- /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/
As a noun (“Something that does not match; something dissimilar…”): /ˈmɪs.mæt͡ʃ/.
Mismatch 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mismatch.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mismatch2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mismatch
- mismatches present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- mismatching participle, present
- mismatched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mismatch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To match unsuitably; to fail to match
noun
- 1
Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mismatch come from?
From mis- + match (verb sense).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).