misread
/mɪsˈɹiːd/verb, noun
misread is spelled M-I-S-R-E-A-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misread means “To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misread?
| Letters | 7: M-I-S-R-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is misread?
Misread appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 misread?
- /mɪsˈɹiːd/
- /mɪsˈɹɛd/
As a noun (“An instance of reading wrongly”): /ˈmɪs.ɹiːd/.
Misread 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-misread.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misread2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misread3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with misread?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as misread.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sidearm.
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 misread
- misreads present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- misreading participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misread mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
noun
- 1
An instance of reading wrongly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misread in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to read wrongly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | falsch lesen, falsch deuten, falsch verstehen, missverstehen |
| Spanish | malinterpretar |
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 misread come from?
From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + read. Cognate with Saterland Frisian misräide (“to go wrong, fail”), Dutch misraden (“to guess wrongly”), German missraten (“to fail; go wrong; become wayward”). For the noun, compare Old English misrǣd (“misguidance; misconduct”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).