misspell

«misspell» in Mova's school dictionary: to spell it wrongly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

To misspell a word is to spell it wrongly. tree →

sense 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 →
• Don't misspell your own name! tree →
• The sign misspelled "restaurant". tree →
• The spell-checker underlines misspelled words. tree →
• She often misspells "because". tree →
• Check your work for misspellings. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Signs and adverts sometimes misspell words on purpose for effect; that does not make the spelling correct.
• Adding a prefix never changes the spelling of the root word: dis + appear = disappear; mis + spell = misspell.
• mis- means wrongly: misread, misspell, misbehave.
• Many come from Latin, Greek or French, and grown-ups misspell them too.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «misspell» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.