misspeaking
/mɪsˈspiːkɪŋ/noun, verb
misspeaking is spelled M-I-S-S-P-E-A-K-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misspeaking means “The fact or instance of speaking incorrectly, falsely, or unclearly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misspeaking is misspeakings.
How many letters and syllables are in misspeaking?
| Letters | 11: M-I-S-S-P-E-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is misspeaking?
Misspeaking appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 misspeaking?
- /mɪsˈspiːkɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of misspeaking
- misspeakings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misspeaking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fact or instance of speaking incorrectly, falsely, or unclearly.
Near-synonym: speako (countable)
- 2
obsoleteSpeaking ill; defamation, slander.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of misspeak
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misspeaking come from?
From misspeak + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).