miswrite

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To miswrite is to write something incorrectly—whether through error, carelessness, or confusion.

You might miswrite a word, a name, or a date: I miswrite "receive" as "recieve" every time.

The past tense is miswrote, and the past participle is miswritten.

transcription

miscopy

Duplicate text incorrectly

mistranscribeRecord text inaccurately
typographicalOf printed characters
keyboardArray of input keys

autocorrect · dictation · transcribe · clerical · copying error · scribal error · manuscript · copyist · secretary · stenography

error

mistake

Wrong action or decision

blunderFoolish, costly mistake
oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
gaffeClumsy social error

flaw · fault · misprint · misspelling · incorrectness · misstatement · misquotation · misreport · slip · lapse

handwriting

scrawl

Careless, illegible writing

scribbleWrite without care
illegibleCannot be read
smudgeUnclear dirty mark

inkblot · penmanship · script · longhand · cursive · chicken scratch · messy · unreadable · blot · smear

distortion

misrepresentation

False or misleading statement

falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning

misquote · misattribution · misreport · garble · distortion · misinformation · inaccuracy · falsehood · misstatement · corruption

correction

amend

Modify or correct

reviseAlter to improve
editModify written material
rectifyTo make something right

fix · redraft · rework · proofread · copyedit · strike out · cross out · emend · correct · retraction

Opposites

accuracy of written expression

miswriteedit

Modify written material

correct · proofread · revise

Family

miswriting, miswritten

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G