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misspell
verb
mis·spell
ˌmis-ˈspel
misspelled; misspelling; misspells
: to spell incorrectly
The name of the town was misspelled on the map.
Examples of misspell in a Sentence
The name of the town had been misspelled on the map.
Recent Examples on the Web
An article on Thursday about tornado clusters misspelled in one instance the surname of a professor at the University of Louisiana Monroe.
—New York Times, 10 May 2024
The dudes in the duet play on. Correction, May 2
The original version of this story misspelled the name of Athletic national college-football writer David Ubben on second reference.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 May 2024
This is not a bad idea for those who have names that are common misspelled.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2024
An article on Friday about the possible impact that psychedelics could have on survivors of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel misspelled the surname of psychology professor at the University of Haifa.
—New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump also took to misspelling her first name, Nimarata – Nikki is the former governor’s middle name – and mocking her.
—Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2024
Corrections & Clarifications: Wesley Bolin Plaza was misspelled and Stephen Willeford's actions were described incorrectly in an earlier version of the article.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2024
Bridge disaster: In the March 27 Section A, an article about how California bridges would fare in an accident like the one in Baltimore misspelled the first name of University of Southampton professor Mehdi Kashani as Mehni.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Caddo Mama Bears, a conservative Facebook group, posted photos of Urban League fliers with Nickelson’s name misspelled.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1655, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near misspell
Cite this Entry
“Misspell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misspell. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
misspell
verb
mis·spell
(ˈ)mis-ˈspel
: to spell incorrectly
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