misconduct
/mɪsˈkɑndʌkt/noun, verb
misconduct is spelled M-I-S-C-O-N-D-U-C-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misconduct means “Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misconduct is misconducts.
How many letters and syllables are in misconduct?
| Letters | 10: M-I-S-C-O-N-D-U-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 misconduct?
Misconduct appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th 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 misconduct?
- UK /mɪsˈkɒndʌkt/
- US /mɪsˈkɑndʌkt/
- Canada /mɪsˈkɒndʌkt/
As a verb (“To mismanage”): /mɪskənˈdʌkt/.
Misconduct has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misconduct_(noun).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misconduct_(verb).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with misconduct?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as misconduct from its last stressed vowel (/ɑndʌkt/):
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 misconduct
- misconducts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- misconducting participle, present
- misconducted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misconduct mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
The student was banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.
- 2
A penalty or write-up for improper behavior.
verb
- 1
To mismanage.
- 2
To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.
- 3
rareTo act improperly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misconduct in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bad behavior:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | mala conducta |
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 misconduct come from?
From mis- + conduct (noun sense).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).