misdiagnosis
noun
misdiagnosis is spelled M-I-S-D-I-A-G-N-O-S-I-S: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misdiagnosis means “An incorrect diagnosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misdiagnosis is misdiagnoses.
How many letters and syllables are in misdiagnosis?
| Letters | 12: M-I-S-D-I-A-G-N-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 misdiagnosis?
Misdiagnosis appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 misdiagnosis?
Misdiagnosis 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 misdiagnosis
- misdiagnoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misdiagnosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An incorrect diagnosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misdiagnosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense An incorrect diagnosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fehldiagnose |
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.