misrespect
/mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/
"misrespect" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“misrespect” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lack of respect; improper respect; disrespect.
Corpus desk
Index EN-misrespect · misrespect · English
misrespect · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | misrespect |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “misrespect” in English
Rare enough to double-check
misrespect is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lack of respect; improper respect; disrespect.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for misrespect, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mis- + respect. The correct English form is misrespect, spelled M-I-S-R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1Lack of respect; improper respect; disrespect.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how misrespect appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Violence extends from harassment in the street or at work to various forms of misrespect, such as treating individuals as objects, assault and sexual abuse inside and outside the family, as well as rape, the illegal trade in women, [...]
And yet his people report mat the apprehension of your Lordship's discourtesies and misrespect hastened his end, whereof my Lord his son seems very sensible.
Etymology
From mis- + respect.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.