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Discover LudwigThe phrase "spelling mistake" is correct and commonly used in written English, especially in academic or formal writing.
Example: "The paragraph contains a few spelling mistakes, which could have been avoided with careful proofreading."
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spelling mistake
noun
Synonym of misspelling
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Spelling - A change to correct a spelling mistake.
There was even a spelling mistake in English.
A pensioner bled to death during surgery because of a "spelling mistake", an inquest has heard.
A spelling mistake in an offering document reduces the chances of a Kickstarter funding by 13%.
"If your DNA is like Great Expectations," she said, "we're talking about a spelling mistake somewhere.
We all make the occasional spelling mistake; the Exeter Cathedral's was set in stone.
It was a spelling mistake that gave me my first break at the New Yorker.
Outside court, detectives said experts spotted a spelling mistake in their cuneiform script.
The error message also had a conspicuous spelling mistake, further suggesting something fishy,.
We miss Geoff Grimmer, the guy who would kill you for a spelling mistake.
One of the players said: "You have made a spelling mistake, you mean proactive'.
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