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mistype

verb

  1. to make a mistake while typing on a keyboard
  2. link something to an incorrect category
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Wiktionary

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.

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

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

  2. To categorize incorrectly.