misgauge

What does misgauge mean?

misgauge means "gauge something incorrectly or improperly".

How many syllables are in misgauge?

misgauge has 2 syllables and divides as mis-gauge under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is misgauge a common word?

misgauge is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for misgauge come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.