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: An earlier version of this story misspelled the last name of Joshua Steven Riibe.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Because of an editing error, a previous version of this article misspelled the first name of the co-founder of Right Proper Brewing.
—Olympia Sonnier, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
In some instances, FasTrak is misspelled as FastTrack, a clear sign that the message originated from a scammer.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The senior Ribeiro's name was misspelled in a Thursday story about the Ribeiro family winning a $1.1 million award for wrongful death from the Peppermint Hippo club for John Ribeiro's death.
—John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Because of an editing error, a previous version of this article misspelled the first name of the co-founder of Right Proper Brewing.
—Olympia Sonnier, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
In some instances, FasTrak is misspelled as FastTrack, a clear sign that the message originated from a scammer.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The senior Ribeiro's name was misspelled in a Thursday story about the Ribeiro family winning a $1.1 million award for wrongful death from the Peppermint Hippo club for John Ribeiro's death.
—John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Misspell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misspell. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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misspell
verb
mis·spell
(ˈ)mis-ˈspel
: to spell incorrectly
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