Character who gave her name to the unintentional use of a wrong word Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Character who gave her name to the unintentional use of a wrong word . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MALAPROP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALAPROP Character who gave her name to the unintentional use of a wrong word (8)
3% GREEK Language that gave us the words "democracy" and "philosophy" (5) New York Times Mini Dec 12, 2025
3% EMANATED Gave out wrong name and date (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
2% AMISS Wrong (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 18, 2025
2% FED Gave a meal to (3) Commuter Dec 16, 2025
2% HAD Gave birth to (3) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
2% SEAN Name hidden in "use an alias" (4) Universal Dec 13, 2025
2% LOANED Gave for a time (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 12, 2025
2% AWRY Wrong (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
2% DORA Nickelodeon cartoon character who explores with her pal Boots (4)
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