misconception

Name: misconception, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/

//ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“misconception” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,871
frequency rank, English: 4,057
“M” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mistaken belief, a wrong idea.

Corpus desk

Index EN-misconception · misconception · English

misconception · rank #21,871 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,871
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 21 variants
BOOK-MID 4,057
PHOTO-FINISH mindless

Nearest frequency peer: mindless (-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.

meteorology

78,133
methyl

78,132
mindless

78,131
misconcepti…

78,130
mislead

78,129
momentarily

78,128

What this shows “misconception” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for misconception
Property	Value
Headword	misconception
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#21,871
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “misconception”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).misconceptionlands here:

#21,871

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “mindless” (#21,870), “mislead” (#21,872), “methyl” (#21,869). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “misconception” is #21,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around misconception (IPA /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,871 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A mistaken belief, a wrong idea.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for misconception, with forms such as "imsconception", "micsonception", and "miscconception". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mis- + conception. The correct English form is misconception, spelled M-I-S-C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
A mistaken belief, a wrong idea.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how misconception appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

There are several common misconceptions about the theory of relativity.
You're obviously under the misconception that I care about your problems.

Etymology

From mis- + conception.

This word in other languages

falencia(Español)Missverständnis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

imsconception
micsonception
miscconception
miscnoception
miscocneption
misconcception
misconcepiton
misconcepption
misconcepsion
misconceptino
misconceptionn
misconceptoin
misconcepttion
misconcetpion
misconcpetion
misconecption
misconnception
misocnception
missconception
mmisconception
msiconception

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misconception - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "misconception"

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 "misconception"?

"misconception" is spelled M-I-S-C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/.

What does "misconception" mean?

As a noun, "misconception" means: A mistaken belief, a wrong idea.

What are common misspellings of "misconception"?

Common misspellings include "imsconception", "micsonception", "miscconception", "miscnoception", "miscocneption". The correct spelling is "misconception".

How do you pronounce "misconception"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misconception" is /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "misconception"?

From mis- + conception. 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 "misconception", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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