miscommunication

noun

"miscommunication" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“miscommunication” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,768. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,768
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

Corpus desk

Index EN-miscommunication · miscommunication · English

miscommunication · rank #41,768 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,768
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mohr

Nearest frequency peer: mohr (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “miscommunication”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “miscommunication” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for miscommunication
PropertyValue
Headwordmiscommunication
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Frequency rank#41,768
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “miscommunication” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).miscommunicationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “mohr” (#41,769), “molester” (#41,770), “monomer” (#41,771). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around miscommunication, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,768 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for miscommunication, with forms such as "imscommunication", "micsommunication", and "misccommunication". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mis- + communication. The correct English form is miscommunication, spelled M-I-S-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

Etymology

From mis- + communication.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imscommunication
  • micsommunication
  • misccommunication
  • miscmomunication
  • miscommnuication
  • miscommuincation
  • miscommunciation
  • miscommuniaction
  • miscommunicaiton
  • miscommunicasion
  • miscommunicatino
  • miscommunicationn
  • miscommunicatoin
  • miscommunicattion
  • miscommuniccation
  • miscommunictaion
  • miscommunnication
  • miscomumnication
  • miscomunication
  • misocmmunication
  • misscommunication
  • mmiscommunication
  • msicommunication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of miscommunication - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imscommunication2micsommunication2misccommunication1miscmomunication2miscommnuication2miscommuincation2miscommunciation2miscommuniaction2
Edit distance from "miscommunication"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "miscommunication"?
"miscommunication" is spelled M-I-S-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "miscommunication" mean?
As a noun, "miscommunication" means: An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.
What are common misspellings of "miscommunication"?
Common misspellings include "imscommunication", "micsommunication", "misccommunication", "miscmomunication", "miscommnuication". The correct spelling is "miscommunication".
What is the origin of the word "miscommunication"?
From mis- + communication. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "miscommunication", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list