mistype
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈmɪstaɪp/
- His essay had several mistypes, which affected his overall grade.
Examples
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She quickly noticed a couple of mistypes in the report she had just submitted.
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I guess the fact that you're now having to attack my mistypes and spelling errors says it all, huh?
Blog text (1) -
The document was filled with annoying mistypes that made it hard to read.
Synonyms
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3.3
A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another
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2.3
A small mistake in typed or printed text, like a wrong letter
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3.7
A small careless mistake you make by accident
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7.7
A small unintentional mistake when speaking, writing, or performing an action
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2.7
A word written with the wrong letters or order
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3.5
Pressing the wrong keys when you type
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mistype comes from the parts mis- meaning 'wrong', as in mistake, and type meaning 'to write on a keyboard'. So a mistype is a 'wrong typing' or an accidental typing error.