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spell out vs misspell

misspell vs spell out

spell out and misspell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spell out No No Yes No
misspell No No Yes No
As verbs, misspell is a hyponym of spell out; that is, misspell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spell out:
  • spell out: orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
  • misspell: spell incorrectly
spell out (verb) misspell (verb)
make explicit; specify in detail spell incorrectly
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
spell fully and without abbreviating
Difference between spell out and misspell

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