Examples of misspelling in a Sentence
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Kids can get around this by creating variations with misspellings.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated to correct a misspelling/typo.
—James Powel, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Be cautious of last-minute changes, urgent requests, and slight misspellings in email addresses.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
The name was an accidental misspelling of googol, a term coined by a mathematician’s young son to describe a 1 with 100 zeros after it.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated to correct a misspelling/typo.
—James Powel, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Be cautious of last-minute changes, urgent requests, and slight misspellings in email addresses.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
The name was an accidental misspelling of googol, a term coined by a mathematician’s young son to describe a 1 with 100 zeros after it.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Misspelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misspelling. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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misspelling
noun
mis·spell·ing
(ˈ)mis-ˈspel-iŋ 
: an incorrect spelling
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