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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

In a group called Healthcare Heroes for Personal Choice, an administrator instructed people to remove or misspell buzzwords and to avoid using the syringe emoji.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2021

No way the real Nicole would misspell her own name.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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

One of the four designs for the card misspells the word “official.”

From Washington Post Aug. 6, 2021

For example, he couldn’t tell you my current job and still misspells my primary school age kid’s name, and my kid’s name has four letters.

From Slate Mar. 21, 2021

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

He’s called me Anfrew since second grade when Mrs. Long misspelled it on my name tag for field day.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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

In some places, words are redacted or misspelt.

From The Guardian Dec. 13, 2018

Xavier Jugelé must have told me his name three times and I had misspelt it each time.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2017

The signs, to honour Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter, were misspelt Parkhurst Close and Chrisable Walk.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2016

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

And then there are the typos: a duplicated “1 wand” on Page 51 and a misspelling on the back cover, where the title appears as “Philospher’s Stone.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

A sports retail giant has come under fire for misspelling the Welsh word for Wales on its bobble hats.

From BBC Dec. 3, 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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