mislaid

Questions about mislaid

What does mislaid mean?

mislaid means "lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place".

How many syllables are in mislaid?

mislaid has 2 syllables: mi-slaid. The stress falls on "slaid". In IPA it is /mɪˈsleɪd/.

What is another word for mislaid?

Close synonyms include misplaced. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mislaid a common word?

mislaid 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.