autocorrect fail
Phone betrays you
An autocorrect fail is an embarrassing or humorous text message error caused by a device's automatic spelling correction substituting an unintended word: I meant to type "I'm on my way" but autocorrect changed it to "I'm on my wat".
The substitution often creates awkward, nonsensical, or inadvertently inappropriate messages.
Also called an autocorrect disaster or autocorrect moment.
- typoPrinting mistake
- wrong wordUnintended vocabulary error
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- predictive textAlgorithm suggesting likely words
embarrassing · autocomplete · keyboard · predictive · fat fingers · ducking · oops · message · sent · group chat · read receipt · cringe · hilarious · drunk text · mistype · phone · blunder · mistake
- Name Mistakesmisnomer, typo, misspelling, wrong name, name confusion
- communication failsmisunderstanding, typo, wrong number, reply all, pocket dial
- Phone Failsbutt dial, pocket dial, wrong number, dropped call, misdial
- social blundersgaffe, faux pas, misstep, blooper, flub
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- typostypo, misspelling, misprint, transposition, missing letter