Standard Lemma guide

misspelling

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Incorrect spelling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A misspelled word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • Accomodation is a common misspelling of accommodation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heterography

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of misspell

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a spelling that is incorrect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spelling

History

Etymology

From mis- + spelling.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ուղղագրական սխալ (uġġagrakan sxal) — misspelled word
  • Armenian: տառասխալ (taṙasxal) — misspelled word
  • Chinese Mandarin: 錯別字 /错别字 (cuòbiézì) — misspelled word
  • Danish: stavefejl — misspelled word
  • Dutch: spelfout — misspelled word
  • Dutch: spellingsfout — misspelled word
  • Finnish: kirjoitusvirhe — misspelled word
  • French: faute d'orthographe — misspelled word
  • Galician: gralla — misspelled word
  • Galician: errata — misspelled word
  • Galician: falta de ortografía — misspelled word
  • Galician: erro ortográfico — misspelled word
  • German: Rechtschreibfehler — misspelled word
  • German: Schreibfehler — misspelled word
  • German: Falschschreibung — misspelled word
  • German: Fehlschreibung — misspelled word
  • Greek: ανορθογραφία (anorthografía) — misspelled word
  • Greek: ανορθογράφημα (anorthográfima) — misspelled word
  • Hebrew: שגיאת כתיב (shgiat ktiv) — misspelled word
  • Hungarian: elírás — misspelled word
  • Hungarian: elgépelés — misspelled word
  • Hungarian: helyesírási hiba (typo) — misspelled word
  • Hungarian: hibás írásmódú alak — misspelled word
  • Italian: errore di scrittura — misspelled word
  • Italian: errore ortografico — misspelled word
  • Italian: errore d'ortografia — misspelled word
  • Japanese: スペルミス (superu-misu) — misspelled word
  • Latvian: pareizrakstības kļūda — misspelled word
  • Latvian: pārrakstīšanās — misspelled word
  • Manx: mee-lettraghey — misspelled word
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stavefeil — misspelled word
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stavefeil — misspelled word
  • Persian: غلط املایی (ġalat-e emlâyi) — misspelled word
  • Polish: błąd ortograficzny — misspelled word
  • Polish: byk — misspelled word
  • Portuguese: erro ortográfico — misspelled word
  • Russian: орфографи́ческая оши́бка (orfografíčeskaja ošíbka) — misspelled word
  • Russian: опи́ска (opíska) — misspelled word
  • Russian: опеча́тка (opečátka) — misspelled word
  • Spanish: falta ortográfica — misspelled word
  • Spanish: error ortográfico — misspelled word
  • Spanish: deletreo/espeleo erróneo/errado/equivocado — misspelled word
  • Spanish: grafía errónea/errada/equivocada — misspelled word
  • Swedish: stavfel — misspelled word
  • Turkish: imla hatası — misspelled word
  • Turkish: yazım hatası — misspelled word
Real reading context

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