# misdirection

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #46,630

## Definitions
1. An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
2. Movement or tendency in the wrong direction.
3. An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court.

## Etymology
From mis- + direction.

## Common misspellings (19)
`imsdirection`, `midsirection`, `misddirection`, `misdierction`, `misdircetion`, `misdirecction`, `misdireciton`, `misdirecsion`, `misdirectino`, `misdirectionn`, `misdirectoin`, `misdirecttion`, `misdiretcion`, `misdirrection`, `misdriection`, `misidrection`, `missdirection`, `mmisdirection`, `msidirection`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misdirection