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, July 30: The original version of this story misspelled an author's last name in the byline.
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Debbie Sharnak & Yannick Kluch / Made By History, TIME, 30 July 2024
An earlier version of this article misspelled her name.
—Kaya Ginsky, CNBC, 16 July 2024
In a listing of 33 agencies and organizations surveyed for the report, 10 are incorrectly named or misspelled.
—Bill Hammond, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
Their last name was misspelled in some instances in an earlier version of the story.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
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Debbie Sharnak & Yannick Kluch / Made By History, TIME, 30 July 2024
An earlier version of this article misspelled her name.
—Kaya Ginsky, CNBC, 16 July 2024
In a listing of 33 agencies and organizations surveyed for the report, 10 are incorrectly named or misspelled.
—Bill Hammond, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
Their last name was misspelled in some instances in an earlier version of the story.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
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“Misspell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misspell. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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misspell
verb
mis·spell
(ˈ)mis-ˈspel
: to spell incorrectly
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