misunderstanding

Other forms of misunderstanding

plural

misunderstandings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about misunderstanding

What does misunderstanding mean?

misunderstanding means "putting the wrong interpretation on". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in misunderstanding?

misunderstanding has 5 syllables: mis-un-der-stan-ding. The stress falls on "stan". In IPA it is /ˌmɪsəndɚˈstændɪŋ/.

What is another word for misunderstanding?

Close synonyms include misinterpretation, mistaking, mistake, misapprehension. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is misunderstanding a common word?

misunderstanding is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with misunderstanding?

7 words rhyme with misunderstanding. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.