misinformation
mis·in·for·ma·tion/ˌmɪs.ɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun
misinformation is spelled M-I-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 5 syllables (mis·in·for·ma·tion). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misinformation means “Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misinformation?
| Letters | 14: M-I-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: mis·in·for·ma·tion |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is misinformation?
Misinformation appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 misinformation?
- UK /ˌmɪs.ɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌmɪs.ɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- Australia /ˌmɪs.ɪn.fəˈmæɪ.ʃən/
Misinformation has 5 syllables, split mis·in·for·ma·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-misinformation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with misinformation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as misinformation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does misinformation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
spread misinformation on the internet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate misinformation?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of misinformation: MDM.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misinformation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense false information:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | desinformação |
| Spanish | información errónea, mala información, información falsa, desinformación |
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 misinformation come from?
From mis- + information.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).