ape vs misfit

ape and misfit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ape	Yes	No	Yes	No
misfit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, misfit is a hypernym of ape; that is, misfit is a word with a broader meaning than ape:

ape (noun)	misfit (noun)
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all	someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
person who resembles a nonhuman primate
someone who copies the words or behavior of another

ape (verb)	misfit (verb)
represent in or produce a caricature of
imitate uncritically and in every aspect