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mistype en · VERB

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.

Meanings

  1. To type incorrectly, introducing spelling mistakes or other errors.
    • That's embarrassing: I mistyped her name on the invitation.
  2. To categorize incorrectly.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mistyped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mistyped Tense=Past lexicographic
mistyping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mistypes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (1)

de sich vertippen (to type incorrectly)