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Synonyms for misname

Most common

misnomer miscall misterm

All synonyms

Verb

1. Miscall — to call by a wrong name

miscall, misnomer

Other

misterm

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To call by a wrong name.

Related words

Is a kind of
misidentify

Forms

Past participle
misnamed
e.g. misnamed → miscalled, misnomered, mistermed…

Example sentences

  • misnomer "Koala bear" is a misnomer, since koalas aren't bears.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
misnamerising
misnomersteady
miscallfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
miscall, misterm
8 letters
misnomer3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (misnomer3 = 3 syllables).