misinform
"misinform" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“misinform” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.
Corpus desk
Index EN-misinform · misinform · English
misinform · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | misinform |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “misinform” in English
Rare enough to double-check
misinform is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for misinform, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mis- + inform. The correct English form is misinform, spelled M-I-S-I-N-F-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how misinform appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is clear that the politician misinformed the public on the issue.
Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert. Rick: I was misinformed.
Etymology
From mis- + inform.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.