mistyping

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noun

A mistyped word.

OriginEnglish typing ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmistyping (plural mistypings)

plural mistypings · alternative mis-typing

  1. countableA mistyped word.
verb

alternative mis-typing

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mistype

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishtyping
  10. Englishmistyping

From mis- + typing.

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Cite this entry
APA

mistyping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistyping

MLA

“mistyping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistyping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mistyping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistyping.

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