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misspell

/mɪsˈspɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
mis-spell
IPA
/mɪsˈspɛl/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spell incorrectly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English spell English misspell From mis- + spell.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misspells (present, singular) misspelling (participle, present) misspelt (participle, past) misspelt (past) misspelled (participle, past) misspelled (past) mis-spell (alternative)

Derived Forms

misspellable misspeller

Rhymes With

well tell hell sell hotel cell fell bell el personnel nfl smell

Questions

How do you pronounce misspell?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈspɛl/.
What does misspell mean?
To spell incorrectly.
Where does misspell come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English spell English misspell From mis- + spell.

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