misidentification
noun
misidentification is spelled M-I-S-I-D-E-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 17 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misidentification means “An instance of misidentifying; an erroneous identification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misidentification is misidentifications.
How many letters and syllables are in misidentification?
| Letters | 17: M-I-S-I-D-E-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 misidentification?
Misidentification appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 misidentification?
Misidentification has 7 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 misidentification
- misidentifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misidentification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of misidentifying; an erroneous identification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misidentification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | identificación errónea/equivocada/incorrecta, mala identificación |
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 misidentification come from?
From mis- + identification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).