misspelling
Americannoun
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the act of spelling incorrectly.
Note his misspelling of that word.
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an incorrectly spelled word.
You have three misspellings in your letter.
noun
Etymology
Origin of misspelling
Example Sentences
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But in another instance, Epstein was critical of misspelling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Above him hung a “Moore’s Refishing” sign, a friend’s comical misspelling of the shop’s name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
He said the misspelling of philosopher's on the back of the copy was among the things that identified it as a first edition.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025
They say her note about “Dr. Trumpet” was a misspelling of Dr. Trombka, Sneed’s psychiatrist.
From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024
She found another typo in Griswold’s: exsessively—a misspelling she had missed all the previous times she’d pored over this story.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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