misnomer
noun/mɪsˈnoʊmər/
Frequency rank: #16,715 most common English word
Meaning
A wrong or inaccurate name or term for something.
Example sentence
Calling the starfish 'fish' is quite misnomer, since it is not a fish at all.
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