mistype

verb

mis·​type ˌmis-ˈtīp How to pronounce mistype (audio)
mistyped; mistyping

transitive + intransitive

: to type (something) incorrectly
mistype a name
When surfers mistype popular Web addresses, the companies cleverly throw up ads in hidden browser windows, making money off of ads few people see …Bob Sullivan
The Education Department misspelled the name of W. E. B. DuBois on Twitter Sunday and mistyped again when apologizing for the error.The Bismarck Tribune

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Attackers register domains nearly identical to popular sites, relying on users to mistype URLs. Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Correction: Arkansas' team ERA was initially mistyped and has been corrected. Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025 Attackers register domains nearly identical to popular sites, relying on users to mistype URLs. Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mistype was in 1924

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“Mistype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistype. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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