Past tense of misspell
irregular verb
The past tense of misspell is misspelt or misspelled. The past participle is also misspelt or misspelled.
Forms of misspell
| Base form (V1) | misspell /mɪsˈspɛl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | misspelt /mɪsˈspɛlt/ misspelled |
| Past participle (V3) | misspelt /mɪsˈspɛlt/ misspelled |
| Present participle | misspelling |
| Third person singular | misspells |
Misspelt and misspelled in a sentence
- I think they misspelled "crab" on the menu, because it says "crap soup".
- As befits a possible Grauniad editrix, the NUJ misspelt her name.2015 February 24, Patrick Kidd, “Guardian Angels Declare”, in The Times, page 11. From the entry Grauniad
- There are repetitions and nonsequiturs, words missed or misinterpolated, place names misspelt, both grammar and typing falter, and there was a mastodon with multiple anuses.2006, Cambridge Anthropology - Volume 25, Issue 3, page 73. From the entry misinterpolate
- The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word.From the entry take off
- For my trouble, they sent me a form letter with my name misspelled.From the entry form letter
Meaning of misspell
- verb To spell incorrectly.
Verbs like misspell
Questions about the past tense of misspell
- What is the past tense of misspell?
- The past tense of misspell is misspelt or misspelled.
- What is the past participle of misspell?
- The past participle of misspell is misspelt or misspelled.
- Is misspell a regular or irregular verb?
- Misspell is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: misspell (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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