misdemeanour
noun
misdemeanour is spelled M-I-S-D-E-M-E-A-N-O-U-R: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misdemeanour means “Alternative form of misdemeanor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misdemeanour is misdemeanours.
How many letters and syllables are in misdemeanour?
| Letters | 12: M-I-S-D-E-M-E-A-N-O-U-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is misdemeanour?
Misdemeanour appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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).
Words people confuse with misdemeanour
Also written: misdemeanor.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of misdemeanour
- misdemeanours plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misdemeanour mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKAlternative form of misdemeanor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misdemeanour come from?
From mis- + demeanour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).