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misspell

[ mis-spel ]
/ mɪsˈspɛl /
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verb (used with or without object), mis·spelled or mis·spelt, mis·spell·ing.

to spell incorrectly.

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Nearby words

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Origin of misspell

First recorded in 1645–55; mis-1 + spell1
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British Dictionary definitions for misspell

misspell

/ (ˌmɪsˈspɛl) /

verb -spells, -spelling, -spelt or -spelled

to spell (a word or words) wrongly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for misspell

misspell

v.

1650s, from mis- (1) + spell (v.). Related: Misspelled; misspelling.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper