how to pronounce mischief

/ˈmɪs.tʃɪf/

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mischief is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mischief in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… up to mischief if they fancy a bit of so …”

meaning of mischief

Mischief means to cause trouble or to be a source of trouble.

mischief frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word mischief occurs in english on average 4.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.