mistype

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-?

Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.

Proto-Germanic *missaz

Proto-Germanic *missa-

Proto-West Germanic *missa-

Old English mis-

Middle English mys-

English mis-

English type

English mistype

From mis- + type.

Verb

mistype (third-person singular simple present mistypes, present participle mistyping, simple past and past participle mistyped)

1. To type incorrectly, introducing spelling mistakes or other errors.

   That's embarrassing: I mistyped her name on the invitation.

2. To categorize incorrectly.

Translations

to type incorrectly

• German: sich vertippen (de)