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misspell

[ mis-spel ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mis·spelled or mis·spelt, mis·spell·ing.
  1. to spell incorrectly.


misspell

/ ˌmɪsˈspɛl /

verb

  1. to spell (a word or words) wrongly


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Word History and Origins

Origin of misspell1

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

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Example Sentences

Ignore the fashion travesties and focus on that classic jingle that ensured no American would ever misspell “bologna” ever again.

Keep a list of all the words you misspell, copying them several times in correct form.

Concentrate your effort upon a few words at a time—upon those words which you yourself actually misspell.

It frequently happens that a pupil will spell a word correctly on one test and misspell it on a following test.

Why should we continually misspell the words which we use every day and which we see every day on a printed page.

Isn't it wonderful beyond the circumference of belief, that a good speller and bad speller happened to misspell the same words?

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