mistime
/mɪsˈtaɪm/verb
mistime is spelled M-I-S-T-I-M-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mistime means “To perform an action at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mistime?
| Letters | 7: M-I-S-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 mistime?
Mistime appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 mistime?
- /mɪsˈtaɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mistime
- mistimes present, singular, he/she/it
- mistiming participle, present
- mistimed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mistime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To perform an action at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events.
I mistimed my leap and fell flat on my face.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mistime come from?
From mis- + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).