misplay
/mɪsˈpleɪ/verb, noun
misplay is spelled M-I-S-P-L-A-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misplay means “To play incorrectly or poorly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misplay?
| Letters | 7: M-I-S-P-L-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 misplay?
Misplay appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 misplay?
- /mɪsˈpleɪ/
As a noun (“A wrong play”): /ˈmɪspleɪ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misplay.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misplay2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of misplay
- misplays present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- misplaying participle, present
- misplayed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misplay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To play incorrectly or poorly.
I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left.
noun
- 1
A wrong play.
His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was noted he'd broken the rules.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misplay come from?
From mis- + play.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).