misperceive
verb
misperceive is spelled M-I-S-P-E-R-C-E-I-V-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misperceive means “To perceive erroneously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misperceive?
| Letters | 11: M-I-S-P-E-R-C-E-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 misperceive?
Misperceive appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 misperceive?
Misperceive 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 misperceive
- misperceives present, singular, he/she/it
- misperceiving participle, present
- misperceived participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misperceive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To perceive erroneously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misperceive come from?
From mis- + perceive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).