"misspell" meaning in English

See misspell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈspɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misspell.wav Forms: misspells [present, singular, third-person], misspelling [participle, present], misspelt [participle, past], misspelt [past], misspelled [participle, past], misspelled [past]
enPR: mĭs-spĕlʹ Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From mis- + spell. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|spell}} mis- + spell Head templates: {{en-verb|misspells|misspelling|misspelt|past2=misspelled}} misspell (third-person singular simple present misspells, present participle misspelling, simple past and past participle misspelt or misspelled)
  1. To spell incorrectly. Synonyms: mis-spell Translations (to spell incorrectly): أَخْطَأَ اَلتَّهْجِئَة (ʔaḵṭaʔa t-tahjiʔa) (Arabic), неправилно пиша (nepravilno piša) (Bulgarian), 拼錯 (Chinese Mandarin), 拼错 (pīncuò) (Chinese Mandarin), stave forkert (Danish), misspellen (Dutch), verkeerd spellen (Dutch), misliterumi (Esperanto), kirjoittaa väärin (Finnish), mal orthographier (French), mal écrire (French), falsch buchstabieren (German), falsch schreiben (German), שגה באיות (shagá beiyút) (Hebrew), elír (Hungarian), scrivere male (Italian), つづりを間違う (tsuzuri o machigau) (Japanese), mee-lettyr (Manx), tuhi hē (Maori), غلط نوشتن (ğalat neveštan) (Persian), escrever errado (Portuguese), орфографи́чески непра́вильно писа́ть (orfografíčeski neprávilʹno pisátʹ) (Russian), де́лать орфографи́ческие оши́бки (délatʹ orfografíčeskije ošíbki) (Russian), deletrear mal (Spanish), escribir mal (Spanish), stava fel (Swedish), felstava (Swedish), camsillafu (Welsh)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "ʔaḵṭaʔa t-tahjiʔa",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "أَخْطَأَ اَلتَّهْجِئَة"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nepravilno piša",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "неправилно пиша"
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          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
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          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "stave forkert"
        },
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "misspellen"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "misliterumi"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "kirjoittaa väärin"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "mal orthographier"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "mal écrire"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "falsch buchstabieren"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "falsch schreiben"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "shagá beiyút",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "שגה באיות"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "elír"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "scrivere male"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsuzuri o machigau",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "つづりを間違う"
        },
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "mee-lettyr"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "tuhi hē"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ğalat neveštan",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "غلط نوشتن"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "escrever errado"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "orfografíčeski neprávilʹno pisátʹ",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "орфографи́чески непра́вильно писа́ть"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "délatʹ orfografíčeskije ošíbki",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "де́лать орфографи́ческие оши́бки"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "deletrear mal"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "escribir mal"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "stava fel"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "felstava"
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
          "word": "camsillafu"
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      "roman": "ʔaḵṭaʔa t-tahjiʔa",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "أَخْطَأَ اَلتَّهْجِئَة"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepravilno piša",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "неправилно пиша"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "拼錯"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pīncuò",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "拼错"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "stave forkert"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "misspellen"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "verkeerd spellen"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "misliterumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "kirjoittaa väärin"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "mal orthographier"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "mal écrire"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "falsch buchstabieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "falsch schreiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shagá beiyút",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "שגה באיות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "elír"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "scrivere male"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuzuri o machigau",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "つづりを間違う"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "mee-lettyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "tuhi hē"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ğalat neveštan",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "غلط نوشتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "escrever errado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "orfografíčeski neprávilʹno pisátʹ",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "орфографи́чески непра́вильно писа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "délatʹ orfografíčeskije ošíbki",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "де́лать орфографи́ческие оши́бки"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "deletrear mal"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "escribir mal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "stava fel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "felstava"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to spell incorrectly",
      "word": "camsillafu"
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  "word": "misspell"
}

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