Meaning & use
misstyped
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“misstyped” is a form of “mistype”.
Meaning
verbtransitive or intransitive
Typed a word, number, or address incorrectly on a keyboard or keypad.
Grammar: Can take an object (mistype a word) or stand alone (I mistyped). The base form is 'mistype', regular: mistype, mistyped, mistyped.
Patterns
- mistype a word
- mistype an address
- mistype something as something
I mistyped my password and had to start over.
She mistyped the address, so the package went to the wrong street.
He mistyped 'their' as 'there' three times in the email.
Word forms
| base form | mistype |
|---|---|
| third person singular | mistypes |
| present participle | mistyping |
| past tense | mistyped |
| past participle | mistyped |
Common combinations
- mistype a password
- If you mistype your password, the site may lock your account.
- mistype an email address
- I mistyped her email address and the message bounced back.
- mistype a number
- He mistyped the phone number by one digit.
- mistype something as something
- People often mistype 'receive' as 'recieve'.
Synonyms and how they differ
- typo
- 'Typo' is a noun for the error itself, while 'mistyped' is the verb describing the action.
- miskick
- Used about pressing the wrong key on some devices, but it is rarer and more technical than 'mistyped'.
Word family
- mistype verb
- To type something incorrectly.
- typo noun
- A small typing mistake, informal.
- typist noun
- A person whose job is typing.
Commonly confused: misstyped or misstepped?
misstyped vs misstepped
'Misstepped' means made a wrong move or mistake in judgment; 'mistyped' is only about hitting the wrong keys.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
'Mistype' takes a direct object with no preposition: mistype my password. The other options add prepositions that the verb does not use.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “misstyped”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.