misspell
verb (used with or without object)
to spell incorrectly.
have misspelled
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present perfectof misspell.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Think of the number of times you have misspelled something, or said the wrong word, and still been understood.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
They then displayed a screenshot of a URL that appears to have misspelled “tumblers” by adding an extra “l” to spell out “tumblerls” instead.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2024
A relative may be excluded from a census, or the census taker may have misspelled the name.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2021
We’ll text and a lot of his texts will have misspelled words or mumble jumble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2019
Exercise: Prepare for your instructor a corrected list of words which you have misspelled in your papers to the present time.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Garland Greever
