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% MARLEEMATLIN Oscar winner who gave her acceptance speech in ASL (12) LA Times Daily Jun 21, 2026
3% ACCIDENTAL Unintentional (10) (10) Mirror Classic Jun 19, 2026
3% RAPUNZEL Grimm character who let her hair down (8) Eugene Sheffer Jun 11, 2026
3% TELL Unintentional giveaway (4) LA Times Daily May 6, 2026
2% NOTSO Wrong (5) The Washington Post Mini Jul 8, 2026
2% HIS ___ and hers (3)
2% NEE Word before a birth name (3) USA Today Jul 7, 2026
2% HIRED Gave employment to (5) Newsday Jul 6, 2026
2% LEECH Invertebrate that gave its name to an old term for a medic (5) The Times Specialist Jul 6, 2026
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