misspell

American  

[mis-spel] / mɪsˈspɛl /

verb (used with or without object)

misspelled, misspelt, misspelling

1. to spell incorrectly.

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misspell British  

/ ˌmɪsˈspɛl /

verb

1. to spell (a word or words) wrongly

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Etymology

Origin of misspell

First recorded in 1645–55; mis- ¹ + spell ¹

Example Sentences

When he reached the end of the book, he went through it again, tracing a claw across every crude drawing, over every meticulous map, past every misspelled word.

From Literature

An earlier version of this article misspelled his name as Fernanzez.

From The Wall Street Journal

Epstein doesn’t appear to correct Nikolic when he misspells his first name.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. O’Brien unearths the fact that Mr. Bird’s presence with the industrial team was so unremarkable that the local paper routinely misspelled his name.

From The Wall Street Journal

Epstein's name is on each photo, but his first name is misspelled as "Jeffery" instead of Jeffrey in some of the images.

From BBC