misrepresentation
/mɪsˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/noun
misrepresentation is spelled M-I-S-R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N: 17 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misrepresentation means “Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misrepresentation is misrepresentations.
How many letters and syllables are in misrepresentation?
| Letters | 17: M-I-S-R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 misrepresentation?
Misrepresentation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 misrepresentation?
- /mɪsˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
Misrepresentation has 6 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: En-us-misrepresentation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of misrepresentation
- misrepresentations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misrepresentation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.
Near-synonyms: mischaracterization, misportrayal
- 2
Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
- 3
Faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misrepresentation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense erroneous statements, or the act of making these:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | image fausse, déformation |
| German | falsche Darstellung, Falschdarstellung, Fehldarstellung |
| Spanish | tergiversación |
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 misrepresentation come from?
From mis- + representation or misrepresent + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).