misspell
verb
mis·spell
ˌmis-ˈspel 
misspelled; misspelling; misspells
: to spell incorrectly
The name of the town was misspelled on the map.
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The name of the town had been misspelled on the map.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Correction, April 17 The original version of this story misspelled Sarah O'Keeffe's last name.
—Alice Park, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Correction An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of Elora Mukherjee.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
To boot, his campaign sent out a press release Monday announcing endorsements from two influential unions that misspelled the last names of the presidents of both labor groups.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Misspell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misspell. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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misspell
verb
mis·spell
(ˈ)mis-ˈspel
: to spell incorrectly
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