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.
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Correction, September 13, 9 am: This story, published September 13, originally misspelled Haliey Welch’s first name.
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Constance Grady, Vox, 2 Mar. 2024
Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Paul and Kathy Loggan's name.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
And also calling her low IQ, purposely misspelling her name.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Correction, July 30: The original version of this story misspelled an author's last name in the byline.
—Debbie Sharnak & Yannick Kluch / Made By History, TIME, 30 July 2024
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Constance Grady, Vox, 2 Mar. 2024
Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Paul and Kathy Loggan's name.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
And also calling her low IQ, purposely misspelling her name.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Correction, July 30: The original version of this story misspelled an author's last name in the byline.
—Debbie Sharnak & Yannick Kluch / Made By History, TIME, 30 July 2024
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“Misspell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misspell. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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misspell
verb
mis·spell
(ˈ)mis-ˈspel
: to spell incorrectly
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