The phrase "appears to be a misunderstanding" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to indicate that there is likely a miscommunication or error in understanding between parties.
Example: "After reviewing the emails, it appears to be a misunderstanding regarding the project deadlines."
Alternatives: "seems to be a confusion" or "looks like a misinterpretation."
Oh... Anyway, the entire episode appears to be a misunderstanding.
There appears to be a misunderstanding as to whether Mr. Knox's trip will include Colombia or not.
It appears to be a misunderstanding by officers on patrol of a recent, abstruse change in the parking rules.
You rightly point out that Sir Edward Grey, speaking in the House of Commons on May 24th, refused to consider the possibility of a discussion of peace terms through what now appears to be a misunderstanding of the Chancellor's attitude.
Further to my article about the forthcoming launch of London Live, a couple of extra points of fact, followed by a personal statement to clear up what appears to be a misunderstanding.
He sent his analysis to the NYPD, who wrote back, 'It appears to be a misunderstanding by officers of a recent, abstruse change in the parking rules.
Marianne Cooper, a sociologist at Stanford University's Clayman Institute for Gender Research, said the core of the memo's argument appeared to be a misunderstanding that programs or initiatives that are intended to block bias are somehow facilitating discrimination instead.
Yet again, it appears to be a total misunderstanding of the concept that underpins these arbitration councils.
[3:05 p.m. | Updated | In a comment below, Laurie Dougherty helpfully pointed to 2010 congressional testimony by Molina in which he described his jigsaw analogy this way: There appears to be a gross misunderstanding of the nature of climate change science among those that have attempted to discredit it.
5) There appears to be a minor misunderstanding of the Shi et al. (2012) study that established a radiometric age estimate for the deposit (slightly younger than 100 Ma, as opposed to older than 100 Ma), but this does not impact the main findings of the paper, and is also easily addressed.
The confusion over the cease-fire remains murky and appears to be a mix of misunderstanding and backpedaling by the rebel group's leadership.
