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misspell

[mis-spel] / mɪsˈspɛl /
VERB
spell incorrectly
Synonyms
WEAK
miscopy mismark mispoint misprint miswrite vitiate


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In his original message to Claude, he even managed to misspell the name Riemann.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Toczylowski said federal agents sometimes misspell the name of the person they are booking into custody.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2025

He added that "typo-squatting" - a type of cyber-crime that targets users who incorrectly misspell an internet domain - is common.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2023

And they misspell the name of one of the Ukrainian prosecutors.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2019

“Ben Alejo. Hugo is my middle name. It’s harder to misspell than Alejo.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

He accidentally misspells Orlando as "Ornaldo", before apologising to all the "perfect brothers and sisters out there" for his mistake – all while staring blankly into the camera.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Epstein doesn’t appear to correct Nikolic when he misspells his first name.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

Cinc, a real estate lead generation platform, offers agents an AI-powered digital assistant that purposefully misspells words and uses emojis to make interactions with potential leads appear more human.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2024

A sobering travelogue through the world of maternal health care, yes, but it also misspells “Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

From Slate Feb. 17, 2020

Some boat owner in Florida misspells “Grandma” and look what happens: a myth is bom, a province is renamed, a Communist party newspaper is launched.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

During a recent AI training session for educators in South Carolina, an AI-generated world map misspelled Mali as “Mail,” labeled Egypt “Sopth” and replaced Libya with a country simply called “Africa.”

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications: The name of Venu Krishna, U.S. equity strategist at Barclays, was misspelled in an earlier version of this article.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Think of the number of times you have misspelled something, or said the wrong word, and still been understood.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

May 4, 2026An earlier version of this article misspelled Alanna O’Reilly’s name as Illana O’Reiley.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

There should be something about candy accessories and misspelled words on clothes in the dress code.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

The autocorrect can helpfully substitute a reasoned replacement for a misspelt word while texting, but it can also unintentionally change the meaning.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2023

The anthology, in which she consciously leaves words misspelt, stayed on the Amazon best-seller list for weeks after publication.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2019

Skipping past Christian Fuchs, whose name was rather unfortunately misspelt on the teamsheet, Willmott delivered a terrific cross on the run that exposed Wes Morgan’s poor positioning.

From The Guardian Jan. 6, 2019

In some places, words are redacted or misspelt.

From The Guardian Dec. 13, 2018

There were, as I recall, many misspelt, ill- formed sentences about how much in love the couple were, how wonderful the second footman was, and how marvellous the future was that awaited them both.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

But in another instance, Epstein was critical of misspelling.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

Naming is a big theme throughout the book, whether that be the misspelling of your maiden name or choosing your daughter’s names.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2025

The misspelling appeared on a re-patched section of Watermoor Road in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2024

They say her note about “Dr. Trumpet” was a misspelling of Dr. Trombka, Sneed’s psychiatrist.

From Slate Oct. 9, 2024

She didn’t mind the misspelling of her name that much, but it bothered her when reporters had a lot to say about her appearance.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield



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