Misspelling

Alternative forms

• mis-spelling

Origin

- + spelling

Full definition of misspelling

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (misspelt word) heterography

Verb

1. Present participle of misspell