Dictionary Workbench Ondict

misspell

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

misspell

Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mis·spell /ˌmɪsˈspel/ verb (past tense and past participle misspelt /-ˈspelt/ or misspelled) [transitive]  MISTAKEto spell a word wrongly 拼错〔单词〕misspelling noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
misspellThe bride's name was misspelled in the newspaper.Nothing is as embarrassing as misspelling your own name or street address.
mis·spell verbChineseSyllable
Corpus spell to word wrongly a


misspell
misspell /ˌmɪsˈspel/ verb (past tense and past participle misspelt /-ˈspelt/ or misspelled) [transitive]
 Word Family: noun: spelling, speller., misspelling; verb: spell, misspell
to spell a word wrongly
—misspelling noun [uncountable and countable]


mis·spellBrE /ˌmɪsˈspel/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspel/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they misspell BrE /ˌmɪsˈspel/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspel/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it misspells BrE /ˌmɪsˈspelz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspelz/ 🔊past simple misspelled BrE /ˌmɪsˈspeld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspeld/ 🔊past participle misspelled BrE /ˌmɪsˈspeld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspeld/ 🔊past simple misspelt BrE /ˌmɪsˈspelt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspelt/ 🔊past participle misspelt BrE /ˌmɪsˈspelt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspelt/ 🔊 -ing form misspelling BrE /ˌmɪsˈspelɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspelɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to spell a word wrongly 拼错;写错 mis·spell·ing BrE /ˌmɪsˈspelɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪsˈspelɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable]