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mistype

  • a word derived from type.
    type
    noun
    a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category.

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Other Joshes sometimes mistype their own usernames, usually business owners asking their followers to message them about appointments or products for sale.

From Slate Jan. 17, 2023

There is also a feature that will stop you from accidentally going to a problematic site due to a mistype.

From The Verge May 10, 2022

My thumbs scud across the 6 Plus screen with ease, and the occasional fat finger mistype is a nonissue given Apple’s rapidly improving autocorrect software.

From Slate Mar. 10, 2015

What ever made me think that McPhee would misspell, or even mistype, the word “few”?

From The New Yorker Feb. 16, 2015

It’s easy to mistype a colon for a semi-colon and get vexing error messages.

From Forbes Aug. 23, 2012