misquotation
noun
misquotation is spelled M-I-S-Q-U-O-T-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misquotation means “An incorrect quotation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misquotation is misquotations.
How many letters and syllables are in misquotation?
| Letters | 12: M-I-S-Q-U-O-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is misquotation?
Misquotation appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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).
Forms of misquotation
- misquotations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misquotation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An incorrect quotation.
My misquotation of Hamlet during the Shakespeare lecture brought laughs. I wish I'd done it on purpose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misquotation come from?
From mis- + quotation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).