misreport
/ˌmɪsɹɪˈpɔː(ɹ)t/verb, noun
misreport is spelled M-I-S-R-E-P-O-R-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misreport means “To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misreport?
| Letters | 9: M-I-S-R-E-P-O-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 misreport?
Misreport appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 misreport?
- /ˌmɪsɹɪˈpɔː(ɹ)t/
As a noun (“A false report”): /ˈmɪsɹɪˌpɔː(ɹ)t/.
Misreport has 3 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-misreport.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-misreport2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of misreport
- misreports present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- misreporting participle, present
- misreported participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misreport mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
Near-synonym: misstate
noun
- 1
A false report.
Near-synonym: misstatement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misreport come from?
From Middle English misreporten, equivalent to mis- + report.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).