Misspelling
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Incorrect spelling. uncountable
- 2 a spelling that is incorrect wordnet
- 3 A misspelled word. countable
"Accomodation is a common misspelling of accommodation."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of misspell form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"His misspelling of that word eliminated him from the contest."
Etymology
From mis- + spelling.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.