misspelling

American  

[mis-spel-ing] / mɪsˈspɛl ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of spelling spell spelling incorrectly.

   Note his misspelling of that word.

2. an incorrectly spelled word.

   You have three misspellings in your letter.

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misspelling British  

/ ˌmɪsˈspɛlɪŋ /

noun

1. a wrong spelling

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Etymology

Origin of misspelling

First recorded in 1685–95; mis- ¹ + spelling

Example Sentences

But in another instance, Epstein was critical of misspelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

And then there are the typos: a duplicated “1 wand” on Page 51 and a misspelling on the back cover, where the title appears as “Philospher’s Stone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

They say her note about “Dr. Trumpet” was a misspelling of Dr. Trombka, Sneed’s psychiatrist.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024

“Bragging about acing a cognitive test while forgetting the name of the doctor who gave it to you is like writing on a résumé that you speak three languages and misspelling the word ‘languages.’”

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

He was also poorly read, seldom wrote his own speeches, and, according to one member of his cabinet, “could not write a sentence without misspelling some word.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis