misapprehension
noun
misapprehension is spelled M-I-S-A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-O-N: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misapprehension means “A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception, or misunderstanding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misapprehension is misapprehensions.
How many letters and syllables are in misapprehension?
| Letters | 15: M-I-S-A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is misapprehension?
Misapprehension appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 misapprehension?
Misapprehension has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of misapprehension
- misapprehensions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misapprehension mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception, or misunderstanding.
Near-synonyms: misperception, miscomprehension
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misapprehension in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a failure to understand something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Irrtum, Missverständnis, Fehlauffassung, Verkennung |
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 misapprehension come from?
From mis- + apprehension.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).