mistimed
adjective, verb
mistimed is spelled M-I-S-T-I-M-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mistimed means “Done at the wrong time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mistimed?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-T-I-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 mistimed?
Mistimed appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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).
What does mistimed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Done at the wrong time.
My mistimed leap was declared a false start since I leaped before the gun.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of mistime
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mistimed come from?
From mis- + timed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).