misspell

/mɪsˈspɛl/

verbmis · spell

Remember: it’s MIS + SPELL—if you spell it wrong, you literally “miss” the spelling.

Yes, it's misspell. Keep the double S: mis + spell → mi**ss**pell (the S at the end of “mis” meets the S at the start of “spell”).

Definition

  1. verbto spell a word incorrectly

Examples

  • I always misspell “separate” unless I say it slowly.
  • If you misspell the customer’s name, the email may look unprofessional.
  • The spell-checker underlined the word I misspelled in red.

Synonyms

spell wrongspell incorrectlymake a spelling mistakemistype

Antonyms

spell correctly

Translations

ES deletrear malPT soletrar erradoFR mal orthographier

Common misspellings

mispellmisspelmis-spellmisspelllmisspallmispelllmisspellingmisspelled

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