misspelt

[US]/'mɪs'spɛl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. spelled incorrectly, past tense and past participle.

Real-world Examples

Peter noticed the word believe had been misspelled.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

And of course don't misspell words or use incorrect grammar.

Source: IELTS Reading Preparation Guide

But the Henrys began having reservations when a seventh-grade teacher persistently misspelled Dewayne's name.

Source: Time

In this sentence, the word 'conceed' is misspelled.

Source: English multiple choice exercise.

They actually misspelled the title of Moby-Dick.

Source: the chair

I think he misspelled teleprompter in there. Go on.

Source: NPR News June 2016 Compilation

He misspells words like that. He thinks it's funny.

Source: Go blank axis version

In this sentence, the word 'catagory' is misspelled.

Source: English multiple choice exercise.

" OK" actually traces back to an 1830s fad of intentionally misspelling abbreviations.

Source: Vox opinion

Now these words are sometimes misspelled like this, with " E" before " I" .

Source: Emma's delicious English

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