misspell
verb (used with or without object)
to spell incorrectly.
had misspelled
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past perfectof misspell.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In their first encounter, Pride walked up to her desk, informed her she had misspelled the word “stationery” and walked away.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
When the cake his father had ordered was unveiled, it turned out that the émigré baker had misspelled the American-born bride’s name, Brooklyn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
When the bureau’s general counsel, Dana Boente, signed the memo, he did not notice that whoever drafted it had misspelled his name.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
The hackers nearly stole $1bn, but authorities noticed they had misspelled ‘foundation’ as ‘fandation’ and halted the transfer.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2016
Bellows laughed, ignoring the fact that he had fired his last secretary because she had misspelled an eight-syllable word.
From The Eye of Wilbur Mook by H. B. Hickey
