misspell
verb (used with or without object)
to spell incorrectly.
misspelled
Example Sentences
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During a recent AI training session for educators in South Carolina, an AI-generated world map misspelled Mali as “Mail,” labeled Egypt “Sopth” and replaced Libya with a country simply called “Africa.”
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The guy couldn’t spell,” one observer told Hellmann, referring to the misspelled tag, as they walked by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Corrections & Amplifications: The name of Venu Krishna, U.S. equity strategist at Barclays, was misspelled in an earlier version of this article.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
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
Except it all kind of devolved into this sinkhole of gossip and bad poetry and misspelled Bible quotes.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
