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miscapitalization

miscapitalization noun: incorrect capitalization; an act of miscapitalizing.

Noun

miscapitalization (countable and uncountable, plural miscapitalizations)

  1. (rare) Incorrect capitalization; an act of miscapitalizing.
    • Note the intentional miscapitalization on the word “pLatter,” tipping you off that this is a preapocalyptic event, sponsored by Mormon missionaries.2011, Roland Boyle, The Tea Party Guide to Being a Real American, unnumbered page

Forms of miscapitalization

pluralmiscapitalizations
alternative formmiscapitalisation

Origin of miscapitalization

From mis- + capitalization or miscapitalize + -ation.

Questions about miscapitalization

What does miscapitalization mean?
Miscapitalization means incorrect capitalization; an act of miscapitalizing.
What part of speech is miscapitalization?
Miscapitalization is a noun.
What is the plural of miscapitalization?
The plural of miscapitalization is miscapitalizations.

Words near miscapitalization in the dictionary

  1. miscapitalisations
  2. miscapitalise
  3. miscapitalised
  4. miscapitalises
  5. miscapitalising
  6. miscapitalization
  7. miscapitalizations
  8. miscapitalize
  9. miscapitalized
  10. miscapitalizes
  11. miscapitalizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: miscapitalization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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