Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misspelling

/mɪsspˈɛlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: mis-spelling
IPA: /mɪsspˈɛlɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Incorrect spelling.

Uncountable

noun

A misspelled word.

Countable

verb

present participle and gerund of misspell

Example Sentences

"Accomodation is a common misspelling of accommodation."
"My own Chinese name might conceivably be written in no fewer than four different ways in Unicode: 井作恆, 井作恒, 丼作恆, and 丼作恒. I would personally consider all but the first misspellings, just as I would the spelling of my English name as Jon Jenkins or John Jenkyns."

Etymology

From mis- + spelling.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

misspellings (plural) mis-spelling (alternative) mispelling (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

misspelled misspelt

Synonyms

heterography

Rhymes With

telling selling yelling spelling compelling dwelling swelling smelling bestselling shelling retelling propelling

Questions

How do you pronounce misspelling?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsspˈɛlɪŋ/.
What does misspelling mean?: Incorrect spelling.
Where does misspelling come from?: From mis- + spelling.

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