misperception
mis·per·cept·ion/mɪspəˈsɛpʃən/noun
misperception is spelled M-I-S-P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 4 syllables (mis·per·cept·ion). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misperception means “An incorrect perception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misperception is misperceptions.
How many letters and syllables are in misperception?
| Letters | 13: M-I-S-P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mis·per·cept·ion |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 misperception?
Misperception appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 misperception?
- /mɪspə(ɹ)ˈsɛpʃən/
- UK /mɪspəˈsɛpʃən/
- UK [mɪspəˈsɛpʃn̩]
Misperception has 4 syllables, split mis·per·cept·ion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with misperception?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as misperception from its last stressed vowel (/ɛpʃən/, British pronunciation):
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).
Forms of misperception
- misperceptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misperception mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An incorrect perception.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misperception in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense incorrect perception:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | impresión errónea, percepción equivocada |
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 misperception come from?
From mis- + perception.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).