# misspeak

> English word · Verb · IPA /mɪsˈspiːk/

## Definitions
1. To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
2. To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.

## Etymology
From Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecan (“to murmur”), equivalent to mis- + speak.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misspeak