How to spell misspell

hear itmis·spell/mɪs'spɛl/verbPrefixes and work

What it means: To write the letters of a word incorrectly.

In a sentence: I always try my best not to misspell my friend's name.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double s and double l. Often misspelled as mispell or misspel.

Same family: spelling, misspelling, spelled, reSpell, orthography. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Misspell comes from the prefix "mis-" meaning "wrong" and the verb "spell." Ironically, "misspell" is one of the words English speakers most often misspell by leaving out one of the s’s.

Patterns it uses: Prefixes keep every letter

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Words like this

misplace · misjudge · miscount · misbehave · misuse

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