mistyping

1 3.5

Pressing the wrong keys when you type

noun
/ˈmɪsˌtaɪpɪŋ/

: error tipográfico

She realized her mistyping while reviewing the email before sending it.

Examples

Yep, sorry for my mistypings above.

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So whoops, mistyping the password because this is my home machine and there's actually there's no way into this machine anyway.
Didn't you get the memo that mistyping is now a hanging offense?

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How odd that your "mistyping" should just happen to be the same error that godbots habitually produce, and one which is not at all easy to produce by "mistyping."

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How odd that your "mistyping" should just happen to be the same error that godbots habitually produce, and one which is not at all easy to produce by "mistyping."

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His mistyping caused confusion in the report he submitted to the manager.
After several mistypings in her essay, the teacher suggested she proofread more carefully.

Synonyms

mistype

vsmistyping

3.6

A small mistake made when you press the wrong key

refers to the general action of pressing wrong keys or making errors

How Accurate

mistyping

1 3.5

error

306 1.0

Surface Forms

mistyping singular

mistypings plural

Morphology

mistyping = mistype (transparent) = mis + type + ing

Formed from the verb 'mistype' with the gerundive/nominal '-ing'; meaning is the act of typing incorrectly and is directly compositional.

Etymology

Mistyping is made of the part mis- ('wrong') and typing ('pressing keys'). So a mistyping is simply a wrong key press when you type, like a small 'mistake' on your keyboard.