misquote
/mɪsˈkwəʊt/verb, noun
misquote is spelled M-I-S-Q-U-O-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misquote means “To incorrectly recite or record a quotation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misquote?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-Q-U-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 misquote?
Misquote appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 misquote?
- /mɪsˈkwəʊt/
As a noun (“An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation”): /ˈmɪskwəʊt/.
Misquote has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misquote.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misquote2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of misquote
- misquotes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- misquoting participle, present
- misquoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misquote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.
noun
- 1
An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misquote come from?
From mis- + quote.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).