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misspelling

misspelling

8 2.7
A word written with the wrong letters or order
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪsˈpɛlɪŋ/
translation icon : error ortográfico
  • I stood next to her and counted three misspellings before Forrest called us to follow him up the hill.
  • misspellings and typos
  • misspelling of a word
  • misspellings and grammatical

Some people always say that is a misspelling of Asian.

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Examples

  • Once this has been done, the copy must be proofed for errors and misspellings.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The teacher pointed out a misspelling in my report that I had not noticed.

  • See if there are any more misspellings.

  • It turns out that tutorials with an R is a very common misspelling of tutorials.

  • When students consider edits, including misspellings or lack of punctuation, they can hear the mistakes out loud.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I'm sure it was an awkward letter, full of underlines, exclamations, and misspellings.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The accuracy is surprising considering all of the misspellings and abbreviations seen in these workers' compensation claim narratives.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Unfortunately, their presentation is marred by numerous misspellings, grammatical errors, and unidiomatic uses of prepositions.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I am dumbfounded when I read some blogs with blatant misspellings and third-grade grammatical errors.

    Blog text (15)
  • During the quiz, I found one misspelling on the answer sheet.

Synonyms

mistake
vsmisspelling
1.0

A wrong action or decision

focuses only on a word written with incorrect letters, not any wrong action
typo
vsmisspelling
48 2.3

A small mistake in typed or printed text, like a wrong letter

describes a word written with incorrect letters rather than any printed mistake
typoglycemia error
vsmisspelling
9.9

Letters inside words are mixed but the text is still easy to read

is about wrong letter order inside a word rather than other error types
mistype
vsmisspelling
3.6

A small mistake made when you press the wrong key

refers to a word written with incorrect letters, not just a typing slip

Antonyms

231 1.0

The correct order of letters in a word

How Serious

misspelling
8 2.7
typo
48 2.3

Surface Forms

misspelling singular
misspellings plural

Morphology

misspelling = misspell (transparent) = mis + spell + ing

The verb 'misspell' is a productive combination of the prefix 'mis-' (wrongly) and 'spell', so adding '-ing' forms the noun straightforwardly.

Etymology

Misspelling comes from the prefix mis-, which means 'wrong', and the verb spell, which means 'to write or say the letters of a word'. So a misspelling is simply a 'wrong' way of spelling a word, an incorrect spelling.