misrespect

/mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/

//mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt// noun

"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

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Key facts for misrespect
PropertyValue
Headwordmisrespect
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “misrespect” in English

misrespectranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Lack of respect; improper respect; disrespect.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how misrespect appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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, [...]
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "misrespect"?
"misrespect" is spelled M-I-S-R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is /mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/.
What does "misrespect" mean?
As a noun, "misrespect" means: Lack of respect; improper respect; disrespect.
How do you pronounce "misrespect"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misrespect" is /mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "misrespect"?
From mis- + respect. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list