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mis-spelling

mis-spelling is the alternative form of misspelling.

mis-spelling is the present participle and gerund of mis-spell.

Meaning of misspelling

Noun

misspelling (countable and uncountable, plural misspellings)

  1. (uncountable) Incorrect spelling.
  2. (countable) A misspelled word.
    • Accomodation is a common misspelling of accommodation.
    Synonyms:
    heterography

Forms of mis-spelling

pluralmis-spellings

Questions about mis-spelling

What is mis-spelling the alternative form of?
Mis-spelling is the alternative form of misspelling.

Words near mis-spelling in the dictionary

  1. mis-singing
  2. mis-sings
  3. mis-sold
  4. mis-spell
  5. mis-spelled
  6. mis-spelling
  7. mis-spellings
  8. mis-spells
  9. mis-spelt
  10. mis-step
  11. mis-sung

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mis-spelling (page history and authors); misspelling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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