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Second, the misspelling needs to be repaired in the parts of the body that are most harmed by the disease.
—Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Check for misspellings in the domain name of email addresses and look for variations in the logo of the company.
—Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Because generative AI was used to create the phishing message itself, the email had no misspellings, the grammar was perfectly acceptable and, coming from the director’s genuine email account, left no obvious reason why the recipient would be wary of authenticity.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Most of the headlines in the altered image come from the March 16 edition of the magazine but include misspellings and missing punctuation not present in the genuine versions of the cover.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1582, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near misspelling
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“Misspelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misspelling. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
misspelling
noun
mis·spell·ing
(ˈ)mis-ˈspel-iŋ
: an incorrect spelling
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