misunderstood
mis·un·der·stood/ˌmɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstʊd/adjective, verb
misunderstood is spelled M-I-S-U-N-D-E-R-S-T-O-O-D: 13 letters and 4 syllables (mis·un·der·stood). It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, misunderstood means “Not comprehended correctly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misunderstood?
| Letters | 13: M-I-S-U-N-D-E-R-S-T-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mis·un·der·stood |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is misunderstood?
Misunderstood appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 misunderstood?
- UK /ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstʊd/
- US /ˌmɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstʊd/
Misunderstood has 4 syllables, split mis·un·der·stood in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-misunderstood.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with misunderstood?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as misunderstood from its last stressed vowel (/ʊd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of misunderstood
- more misunderstood comparative
- most misunderstood superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misunderstood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not comprehended correctly.
a misunderstood message
- 2
Not viewed with sympathy and understanding despite warranting it.
Near-synonym: underappreciated
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of misunderstand
Am I misunderstood?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misunderstood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not comprehended correctly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | incompreendido |
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.