mistyping
noun, verb
mistyping is spelled M-I-S-T-Y-P-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mistyping means “A mistyped word” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mistyping is mistypings.
How many letters and syllables are in mistyping?
| Letters | 9: M-I-S-T-Y-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mistyping?
Mistyping appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of mistyping
- mistypings plural
- mis-typing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mistyping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mistyped word.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of mistype
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mistyping come from?
From mis- + typing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).