misspell
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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
Among the words Ms. Bolden spelled correctly were prejudice, persevere, misspell and embarrass.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
When I finally thought what to say and began to write, I ruined three sheets of paper by crying on them and a fourth because I forgot to misspell words.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Epstein doesn’t appear to correct Nikolic when he misspells his first name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
The amendment to Lisa Marie's will also "misspells her mother's name" and bears a signature by Lisa Marie that "appears inconsistent with her usual and customary signature", says the court filing seen by the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
You even plugged your new Twitter account, the one that misspells your last name because cybersquatters apparently took every possible manifestation of your name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
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
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
The name of an Arkansas coal plant receiving an exemption was misspelled, for instance, as was the name of the company Phillips 66, which was granted exemptions at its oil refineries in Illinois and Texas.
From Salon ● May 10, 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
That many misspelled words from Metias can be nothing other than a message to me—the one person who was most likely to go through his writing.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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
Cobain, who often misspelt his own name, signed the instrument "Kurdt Kobain".
From BBC ● May 21, 2023
In 1995 she forged a degree certificate and a letter of verification - with the word verify misspelt, the court heard.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2023
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
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
The misspelling of the common "Keep Clear" warning 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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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 6
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