mismeasure
/mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/verb, noun
mismeasure is spelled M-I-S-M-E-A-S-U-R-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mismeasure means “To measure incorrectly or inaccurately” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mismeasure?
| Letters | 10: M-I-S-M-E-A-S-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 mismeasure?
Mismeasure appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 mismeasure?
- /mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mismeasure
- mismeasures present, singular, he/she/it
- mismeasuring participle, present
- mismeasured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mismeasure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.
noun
- 1
mismeasurement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mismeasure come from?
From mis- + measure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).