“I missunderstood you.”
Spelling Entry 717 / 1605 60-second read
Misunderstand
Prefix MIS adds no extra letter here.
The comparisoni
“I misunderstood you.”
The ruleii
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MIS + UNDERSTAND = MISUNDERSTAND.
When MIS + a word starting with S (like SPELL) you get double S. Before any other letter, only one S.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
MIS + vowel or consonant ≠ double.