misspelling
noun
mis·spell·ing
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Definition of misspelling
: an incorrect spelling
Examples of misspelling in a Sentence
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His first few Instagram options were alarming, turning the Patriot Way into a money-grabbing comic strip panel in one post and misspelling Foxboro (Foxsborough) in another. — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "Antonio Brown is taking all the risk, because if it doesn’t work out with Patriots . . .," 8 Sep. 2019 The story has been updated to correct the misspelling. — Obed Manuel, Dallas News, "Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule limits legal immigration, favors wealthy, European immigrants," 12 Aug. 2019 Howard said the school will be reprinting a page of the recent yearbook to correct misspelling of a student's name and to include all students, regardless of their wardrobe, the affiliate said. — Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, "This girl wore a tux for her senior portrait. Her school yearbook left her picture out.," 20 Aug. 2019 The archbishop’s tweets aren’t always grammatical or free of misspellings — Spanish is his dominant language. — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, "Blunt Twitter talk from an archbishop and a congressman," 8 Aug. 2019 On it, her name is misspelled as Sabreena Carpunder, echoing the misspelling of Happy Birthday on the wizard’s cake. — Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, "Sabrina Carpenter Breaks Down Every Track on New Album Singular: Act II, Talks Growing Pains," 19 July 2019 The locations are based on the mailing addresses listed by individual donors, so some data is likely missing due to misspellings and variations of city names. — Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, "Interactive map: Where Democratic presidential candidates are getting their money," 19 July 2019 As for the misspelling of his name, Ibrahimovic isn’t the first to suffer that indignity. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "Soccer! USWNT is the greatest program in soccer history, men’s or women’s," 9 July 2019 The postings by the fake Haftar were riddled with typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Researchers crack open Facebook campaign that pushed malware for years," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'misspelling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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