: There isn't a mark that means "misspelling" by itself in "standard" proofreading marking. "sp" with a circle is short for to "spell out", which, like you said, means to expand an abbreviation.

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There isn't a mark that means "misspelling" by itself in "standard" proofreading marking. "sp" with a circle is short for to "spell out", which, like you said, means to expand an abbreviation.

Misspellings should be struck out with the deletion mark and the correct spelling should be written above it. Or if it's just a small error, like a single missing letter, it can be inserted with the insertion mark. A single unnecessary letter can be struck out with the deletion mark.

A list of marks with usages for reference: www.door24.org/images/textImages/editorsProofreadingMarks.png
But the "sp" with circle notation to mean "check your spelling" is really common in school settings. This is probably because teachers don't want to proofread their students' work (that is, give them the correct answer immediately) and instead just want them to be aware of the error and go look it up thenselves. As a commenter noted below, proofreading marks can be a matter of style or appropriateness for a certain situation.

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