misspell

American  

[mis-spel] / mɪsˈspɛl /

verb (used with or without object)

misspelled, misspelt, misspelling

1. to spell incorrectly.

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misspell British  

/ ˌmɪsˈspɛl /

verb

1. to spell (a word or words) wrongly

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Etymology

Origin of misspell

First recorded in 1645–55; mis- ¹ + spell ¹

Example Sentences

Epstein's name is on each photo, but his first name is misspelled as "Jeffery" instead of Jeffrey in some of the images.

From BBC

An earlier version of this article misspelled the executive’s first name.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s called me Anfrew since second grade when Mrs. Long misspelled it on my name tag for field day.

From Literature

An earlier version of this article misspelled his name as Jeffrey.

From The Wall Street Journal

Toczylowski said federal agents sometimes misspell the name of the person they are booking into custody.

From Los Angeles Times