misapprehend
/mɪsapɹɪˈhɛnd/verb
misapprehend is spelled M-I-S-A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misapprehend means “To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misapprehend?
| Letters | 12: M-I-S-A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is misapprehend?
Misapprehend appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce misapprehend?
- UK /mɪsapɹɪˈhɛnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misapprehend.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with misapprehend?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as misapprehend from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnd/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of misapprehend
- misapprehends present, singular, he/she/it
- misapprehending participle, present
- misapprehended participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misapprehend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misapprehend in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | missverstehen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does misapprehend come from?
From mis- + apprehend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).