How to Use misspell in a Sentence

misspell

verb

• The name of the town had been misspelled on the map.
• The fit was too snug and the brand’s name was misspelled on the label.
  — Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, 25 June 2019
• When John’s misspelled name tag brought her all the joy in the world.
  — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE.com, 21 May 2018
• Left me a note with my name misspelled and a huge pot of moro.
  — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• This is not a bad idea for those who have names that are common misspelled.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2024
• Some bills misspelled the name of the colony, or state, of Pennsylvania.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2023
• The article also misspelled the first name of one of the suspects.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2023
• Yep, the Redskins misspelled the name of their own Ring of Honor inductee.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2019
• His name is sometimes misspelled Eviel, Evialt and even Evill.
  — Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Apr. 2020
• Somehow, no one noticed that the team played its first four games of the season in jerseys that misspelled the name of the club.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Hey don’t get so mad about Trump misspelling Melania’s name.
  — Samantha Leach, Glamour, 19 May 2018
• The text misspelled the former boyfriend's first name, which police said added to doubts that the texts were really from Wallen.
  — Laura Wallen, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2017
• If all spellers misspell a word, a new round begins and all get to compete.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
• If all spellers misspell a word, a new round begins and all get to compete.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
• The only problem was that 9-year-old LeBron James’s name was misspelled in print.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 1 July 2018
• The spelling of Roger Martella’s name was misspelled in the original version of the story and has been fixed.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
• The memo, sent by Brown's former chief of staff, Kristen Leonard, misspells Mosby's first name.
  — Rob Davis, OregonLive.com, 7 June 2017
• Here's how What words are commonly misspelled on resumes in the U.S.?
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Mar. 2024
• An article on Thursday about the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry misspelled the name of a chemist.
  — New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Cheers broke out from time to time after spellers nailed a word, followed by sighs when a word was misspelled.
  — Jingnan Huo, miamiherald, 31 May 2017
• That means voters can misspell his name without penalty — up to a point.
  — Alan Suderman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
• An interview on Page 11 this weekend with Robert Downey Jr. misspells the title of a film.
  — New York Times, 16 July 2023
• In some editions, her surname was misspelled as Yousef.
  — WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
• The story also misspelled the name of a witness, Dr. Judy Melinek, in one reference.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2018
• The mining company was named after the local glacier, but misspelled the name.
  — Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2018
• The club realized late last week that all of its jerseys for this season—the ones fans bought from the team store and the ones the first team players wore—misspelled the name of the team’s home city.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 12 Sep. 2017
• Paul Krugman’s column on Tuesday misspelled the surname of a talk-show host.
  — New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
• And a picture caption with the obituary misspelled the name of the capital of Kosovo.
  — New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
• And just a couple of weeks ago, a Beatles record with Paul McCartney’s name misspelled went home with a bidder for just under $9,000.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 July 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

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024