How do you spell Mischievous?
Correct spelling
mischievous
No I after the V. MIS + CHIE + VOUS.
Why is mischievous spelled this way?
From Anglo-French meschevous, unfortunate. MES (badly) + CHEVER (to come to an end). Often misspelled 'mischievious' with an extra i — there are only three syllables, not four.
Common misspellings of mischievous
mischeviousmischevousmischieviousmischeivous
Example
The mischievous puppy chewed up the shoes.