misstate
verb
misstate is spelled M-I-S-S-T-A-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misstate means “To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misstate?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-S-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 misstate?
Misstate appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 misstate?
Misstate has 2 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).
Forms of misstate
- misstates present, singular, he/she/it
- misstating participle, present
- misstated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misstate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.
Near-synonym: misreport
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does misstate come from?
From mis- + state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).