misinterpretation
"misinterpretation" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“misinterpretation” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #42,777 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,777
- frequency rank, English
- 17
- letters
- 27
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An instance of misinterpreting.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | misinterpretation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #42,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 27 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “misinterpretation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for misinterpretation is 17 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #42,777 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An instance of misinterpreting.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 27 likely wrong-spelling variants for misinterpretation, with forms such as "imsinterpretation", "miisnterpretation", and "misinetrpretation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mis- + interpretation or misinterpret + -ation. The correct English form is misinterpretation, spelled M-I-S-I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An instance of misinterpreting.
Etymology
From mis- + interpretation or misinterpret + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imsinterpretation,miisnterpretation,misinetrpretation,misinnterpretation,misinteprretation,misinterpertation,misinterppretation,misinterpreattion,misinterpretaiton,misinterpretasion,misinterpretatino,misinterpretationn,misinterpretatoin,misinterpretattion,misinterprettaion,misinterprettation,misinterprretation,misinterprteation,misinterrpetation,misinterrpretation,misintrepretation,misintterpretation,misitnerpretation,misniterpretation,missinterpretation,mmisinterpretation,msiinterpretation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misinterpretation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “misinterpretation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-I-S-I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.