Misspell (verb)

To spell a word incorrectly.

Origin:

Derived from the combination of the prefix "mis" meaning "wrong" and the word "spell" meaning "to write or name the letters of a word in the correct order".

Examples:

1. I missed the spelling of the word "receipt" and wrote "recipt".
2. I always misspell the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
3. It is common for people to misspell words when typing quickly.
4. The student's paper was filled with misspellings and grammatical errors.
5. The spell checker flagged the misspelled word and suggested the correct spelling.