mécomprendre
French, verb\me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃dʁ\
mécomprendre is spelled M-É-C-O-M-P-R-E-N-D-R-E (12 letters). Mécomprendre is a French verb meaning “to misunderstand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mal comprendre, comprendre de travers”.
What does mécomprendre mean in English?
verb
- 1
to misunderstand
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mal comprendre, comprendre de travers.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mécomprendre
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- mécomprenant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- mécompris participle past
- mécomprends first-person indicative present
- mécomprend indicative present singular
- mécomprenons first-person indicative plural
- mécomprenez indicative plural present
- mécomprennent indicative plural present
- mécomprenais first-person imperfect indicative
- mécomprenait imperfect indicative singular
- mécomprenions first-person imperfect indicative
- mécompreniez imperfect indicative plural
- mécomprenaient imperfect indicative plural
- mécomprit historic indicative past
- mécomprîmes first-person historic indicative
- mécomprîtes historic indicative past
- mécomprirent historic indicative past
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mécomprendre?
- \me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃dʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mécomprendre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.