misspell
Example Sentences
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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
“Often times people use slang, misspell words, use poor grammar, or write something that violates our guidelines but isn’t easily detectable by automation.”
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2020
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
