Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscomprehend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-com-pre-hend
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To misunderstand.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English comprehend English miscomprehend From mis- + comprehend.

Inflected Forms

miscomprehends (present, singular) miscomprehending (participle, present) miscomprehended (participle, past) miscomprehended (past)

Questions

What does miscomprehend mean?: To misunderstand.
Where does miscomprehend come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English comprehend English miscomprehend From mis- + comprehend.

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