misjudgment
noun
misjudgment is spelled M-I-S-J-U-D-G-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misjudgment means “An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misjudgment is misjudgments.
How many letters and syllables are in misjudgment?
| Letters | 11: M-I-S-J-U-D-G-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 misjudgment?
Misjudgment appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 misjudgment?
Misjudgment has 3 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 misjudgment
- misjudgments plural
- misjudgement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misjudgment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misjudgment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fehleinschätzung, Fehlurteil |
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 misjudgment come from?
From mis- + judgment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).