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# misspell

verb (misspell, misspells, misspelled or misspelt, misspelling)

«misspell» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To misspell a word is to spell it wrongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspell/#m1)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, pupils check their work for misspelled words; spelling tests and spell-checkers find them. A common joke: "misspell" is itself often misspelled.

### Examples

- I misspelled "necessary" in my test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspell/#x1)
- Don't misspell your own name! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspell/#x2)
- The sign misspelled "restaurant". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspell/#x3)
- The spell-checker underlines misspelled words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspell/#x4)
- She often misspells "because". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspell/#x5)
- Check your work for misspellings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspell/#x6)

### Note

Double s: mis + spell = misspell. Past: misspelled (American and British) or misspelt (British). Noun: misspelling. Common trap: writing "mispell".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misspell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspell/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misspell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misspell.html) on Mova free.