Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
mistype
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To type incorrectly, introducing spelling mistakes or other errors.

verb

To categorize incorrectly.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

mistypes (present, singular) mistyping (participle, present) mistyped (participle, past) mistyped (past)

Questions

What does mistype mean?
To type incorrectly, introducing spelling mistakes or other errors.
Where does mistype come from?
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.

How to pronounce mistype

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