misspellings
Words spelled wrong
Misspellings are words written with incorrect letters or letter sequences.
The term covers everything from common errors like confusing "their" and "there" to typos and phonetic guesses at unfamiliar words.
The essay was full of misspellings and grammatical errors.
Spell-checkers catch most misspellings, though they miss errors that produce valid but wrong words.
Automatic spelling correction
- keyboardArray of input keys
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- typosUnintended keystroke errors
- predictive textAlgorithm suggesting likely words
QWERTY · touchscreen · fat fingers · backspace · delete · spellchecker · Grammarly · usernames
Unintended keystroke errors
- errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
- mistakesUnintended wrong actions
- correctionsAdjustments to fix errors
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
drafts · manuscripts · editing · red ink · autocorrect · revision · handwriting · essays
Standard writing conventions
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- phoneticRelating to speech sounds
- etymologyWord origin study
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
dialects · transliteration · borrowed words · irregularities · silent letters · homophones · Webster · British
Gaining knowledge gradually
- literacyAbility to read, write
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- dyslexiaDifficulty processing written language
- vocabularyOne's word collection
dictation · worksheets · students · teachers · grades · practice · remediation · tutoring
Abbreviated digital messaging style
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- TumblrMicroblogging social platform
- FlickrOnline picture repository
Reddit · Lyft · stylization · creative · wordplay · eye dialect · advertising · trademarks
autocorrect
Automatic spelling correction
predictive text · QWERTY · touchscreen · fat fingers · backspace · delete · spellchecker · Grammarly · usernames · passwords
typos
Unintended keystroke errors
- errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
- mistakesUnintended wrong actions
- correctionsAdjustments to fix errors
proofreading · drafts · manuscripts · editing · red ink · autocorrect · revision · handwriting · essays · homework
orthography
Standard writing conventions
standardization · dialects · transliteration · borrowed words · irregularities · silent letters · homophones · Webster · British · American
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- literacyAbility to read, write
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- dyslexiaDifficulty processing written language
vocabulary · dictation · worksheets · students · teachers · grades · practice · remediation · tutoring · assessment
txtspk
Abbreviated digital messaging style
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- TumblrMicroblogging social platform
Flickr · Reddit · Lyft · stylization · creative · wordplay · eye dialect · advertising · trademarks · usernames
- handwriting mistakessmudges, smearing, strikethroughs, wrong letter, double letters
- document errorstypos, typo, missing pages, wrong dates, wrong word
- spellingorthography, silent e, silent letters, double consonants, double vowels
- typing accuracytypos, errors, mistakes, transposition, error rate
- word playpuns, palindrome, anagrams, anagram, spoonerism
- word recognitionword recognition, word frequency, reading speed