Foundation level · Year 4 · free
misspell
verb · Say it: mis-SPEL
What it means
Foundationto write a word with the letters wrong
Many children misspell the word 'necessary' by forgetting the double s.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- misprint
More examples
- Mia misspelled her friend's name on the birthday card, so she wrote another.
Where the word comes from
From the prefix 'mis', meaning wrongly, joined with 'spell'.
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