misspelling
noun, verb
misspelling is spelled M-I-S-S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misspelling means “Incorrect spelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misspelling is misspellings.
How many letters and syllables are in misspelling?
| Letters | 11: M-I-S-S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is misspelling?
Misspelling appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce misspelling?
- US
Misspelling has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-misspelling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with misspelling
Also written: mis-spelling (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of misspelling
- misspellings plural
- mis-spelling
- mispelling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misspelling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Incorrect spelling.
- 2
A misspelled word.
Accomodation is a common misspelling of accommodation.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of misspell
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misspelling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense misspelled word:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | faute d'orthographe |
| German | Rechtschreibfehler, Schreibfehler, Falschschreibung, Fehlschreibung |
| Portuguese | erro ortográfico |
| Spanish | falta ortográfica, error ortográfico, deletreo/espeleo erróneo/errado/equivocado, grafía errónea/errada/equivocada |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does misspelling come from?
From mis- + spelling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).