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misspelling

noun

  1. error in written language caused by the use of incorrect, missing, or misordered characters
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From mis- + spelling.

  1. Incorrect spelling.
  2. A misspelled word.

    Accomodation is a common misspelling of accommodation.

    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.

verb

Etymology: From mis- + spelling.

  1. present participle and gerund of misspell