• Misspelling

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    - + spelling

    Full definition of misspelling

    Noun

    misspelling

    (plural misspellings)
    1. (countable) A misspelt word.“Accomodation” is a common misspelling of “accommodation”.
      • 2005 September, John H. Jenkins, The Dao of Unihan, International & Text Group, Apple Computer, Inc.: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.

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    misspelling
    1. Present participle of misspell
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