Definition of Misspellings

1. Noun. (plural of misspelling) ¹

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Definition of Misspellings

1. misspelling [n] - See also: misspelling

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misspellings

misspacing
misspeak
misspeaker
misspeakers
misspeaking
misspeakings
misspeaks
misspecification
misspecified
misspeech
misspell
misspelled
misspeller
misspellers
misspelling
misspellings (current term)
misspells
misspelt
misspend
misspender
misspenders
misspending
misspends
misspense
misspent
misspoke
misspoken
missprision
missprisions
misstamp

Literary usage of Misspellings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Budget of Paradoxes by Augustus De Morgan (1915)
"All this is plain to me, who never saw a Dutch dictionary in my life; but many of their misspellings are quite unconquerable. FALCO'S RARE TRACT. ..."

2. The Psychology of Special Disability in Spelling by Leta Stetter Hollingworth, C. Amelia Winford (1918)
"In neither case would any misspellings be produced by the patient as a written record. It is only when the bonds described under (6) remain intact or nearly ..."

3. The Influence of Anglo-French Pronunciation Upon Modern English by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"It is, of course, to be particularly noted that some of the AF misspellings obtained great and long-lasting vogue, and appear in unlikely places, ..."

4. Measuring the Results of Teaching by Walter Scott Monroe (1918)
"Types of misspellings. A pupil's spelling difficulty is not completely diagnosed when ... Certain misspellings occur frequently, while others seldom occur. ..."

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