spelling mistake

collocation in English

meaningsofspellingandmistake

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spelling
noun
uk
/ˈspel.ɪŋ/us
/ˈspel.ɪŋ/
forming words with the correct letters in the correct order, or the ability to ...
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mistake
noun[C]
uk
/mɪˈsteɪk/us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
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(Definition ofspellingandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspelling mistake

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The latter case occurs when aspellingmistakegenerates an existing word which is different from that intended by the writer.
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Is it unreasonable that aspellingmistakeor some other genuine error should be corrected?
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What is in fact aspellingmistakewould often result in a wholly different person being mis-stated as the chargee.
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The most minor of these is aspellingmistake.
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It is not feasible to draw a clear line between aspellingmistake(or a misprint) and a mis-statement of the identity of the chargee.
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I am not sure whether it was aspellingmistakeor a typing error.
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I have a copy of that document, and it contains aspellingmistake.
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We do not know whether it is aspellingmistakeby the printers or by the author.
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On the one hand, we have a tinyspellingmistakeof little significance.
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I apologise for thespellingmistakein amendment numbered 9.
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There is aspellingmistake.
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You say that you are not quite sure what my second point was, although you are quite clear in your mind about my first point concerning thespellingmistake.
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It is unknown if it was because of contractual obligations, or simply aspellingmistake.
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The 1460 spelling with the ending "burg" may simply be aspellingmistake.
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What he considered to be a spelling correction, some people today call aspellingmistake.
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So it is likely that he used this excuse to cover up hisspellingmistake.
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She owes her name to aspellingmistake.
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Manny misspells the word drawer as draw the samespellingmistakethe robber made in the note.
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The spelling mistakes are distracting (pp. 35, 157), and the endnotes are not practical, especially in the absence of a bibliography.
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Spelling mistakes, incorrect punctuation, missing words, poor grammar - they all occur, sometimes with multiple mistakes occurring on a single page.
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