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Wondering how to use Mishearing in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Mishearing in a sentence

Mishearing meaning

present participle and gerund of mishear

Using Mishearing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of mishear
  • In the example corpus, mishearing often appears in combinations such as: is mishearing.

Context around Mishearing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

triggered 1×

Often after:

ambient 1×

Sentence patterns with Mishearing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accidentally triggered mishearing ambient noise 1× had been mishearing it my 1× is a mishearing of a 1× loss is mishearing what people 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a mondegreen is 1× dr roger henderson 1× i genuinely had 1× voice assistants can 1×

Common sentence endings:

a direct command 1× my entire life 1× similarity of words 1× television up louder 1×

Words around Mishearing

Just before it in the word index:

misheard 10 mishcon 5 mishay 2 mishawaka 13 mishara 2 mishaps 132

Just after it in the word index:

misheck 5 misher 3 mishilimi 2 mishima 9 mishin 5 mishit 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Mishearing

  • In this selection, "mishearing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, triggered and ambient stand out and add context to how "mishearing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accidentally triggered mishearing ambient noise and had been mishearing it my. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mishearing" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mishearing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I genuinely had been mishearing it my entire life. (9 words)

A mondegreen is a mishearing of a phrase that occurs due to the phonetic similarity of words. (17 words)

Dr Roger Henderson, Family GP and spokesperson for Earex said: 'Often the first signs people notice in hearing loss is mishearing what people say or having to turn music or the television up louder. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Voice assistants can be accidentally triggered, mishearing ambient noise, homophones or, in the case of Apple’s Siri, “the sound of a zip” as their “wake words”, resulting in them recording and transmitting audio without a direct command. (38 words)

Dr Roger Henderson, Family GP and spokesperson for Earex said: 'Often the first signs people notice in hearing loss is mishearing what people say or having to turn music or the television up louder. (34 words)

A mondegreen is a mishearing of a phrase that occurs due to the phonetic similarity of words. (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

Dr Roger Henderson, Family GP and spokesperson for Earex said: 'Often the first signs people notice in hearing loss is mishearing what people say or having to turn music or the television up louder.

I genuinely had been mishearing it my entire life.

Voice assistants can be accidentally triggered, mishearing ambient noise, homophones or, in the case of Apple’s Siri, “the sound of a zip” as their “wake words”, resulting in them recording and transmitting audio without a direct command.

A mondegreen is a mishearing of a phrase that occurs due to the phonetic similarity of words.

Common combinations with mishearing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • is mishearing 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mishearing" in a sentence?
An example: "Dr Roger Henderson, Family GP and spokesperson for Earex said: 'Often the first signs people notice in hearing loss is mishearing what people say or having to turn music or the television up louder." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "mishearing" from authentic English texts.
What does "mishearing" mean?
Mishearing means: present participle and gerund of mishear
How many example sentences with "mishearing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "mishearing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.