misspell

verb

mis·​spell ˌmis-ˈspel 

misspelled; misspelling; misspells

transitive verb

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Correction An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of Elora Mukherjee. —Michel Martin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025

To boot, his campaign sent out a press release Monday announcing endorsements from two influential unions that misspelled the last names of the presidents of both labor groups. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025

And whose name gets misspelled more? Bueckers cards will be in high demand, especially for her licensed WNBA card debut. —Annemarie Farrell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Its news release misspelled the names of Mr. Maroko and Manny Pastreich, the president of 32BJ, in boldface type summarizing the news. —Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misspell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel

Kids Definition

misspell

verb

mis·​spell (ˈ)mis-ˈspel 

: to spell incorrectly