misplacement
noun
misplacement is spelled M-I-S-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misplacement means “Bad placement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misplacement is misplacements.
How many letters and syllables are in misplacement?
| Letters | 12: M-I-S-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 misplacement?
Misplacement appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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).
Forms of misplacement
- misplacements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misplacement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Bad placement.
His misplacement of his foot sprained his ankle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misplacement come from?
From mis- + placement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).