# misread

> English word · Verb · IPA /mɪsˈɹiːd/ · frequency rank #30,504

## Definitions
1. To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **missed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misread-vs-missed)
- **mired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-misread)
- **misled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misled-vs-misread)
- **mislead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mislead-vs-misread)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imsread`, `mirsead`, `miserad`, `misraed`, `misreadd`, `misreda`, `misrread`, `missread`, `mmisread`, `msiread`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misread