misspelling
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mis-spelling
- mispelling (itself a misspelling)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
misspelling (plural misspellings)
- (countable) A misspelt / misspelled word.
- “Accomodation” is a common misspelling of “accommodation”.
- 2005 September, John H. Jenkins, The Dao of Unihan, International & Text Group, Apple Computer, Inc.:
- My own Chinese name might conceivably be written in no fewer than four different ways in Unicode: 井作恆, 井作恒, 丼作恆, and 丼作恒. I would personally consider all but the first misspellings, just as I would the spelling of my English name as Jon Jenkins or John Jenkyns.
Synonyms[edit]
- (misspelt word): heterography
- spelling error
- spelling mistake
Translations[edit]
misspelt word
Verb[edit]
misspelling
- present participle and gerund of misspell
See also[edit]
- misspelled (US) / misspellt (UK)