miswrite

verb

mis·​write ˌmis-ˈrīt 

miswrote ˌmis-ˈrōt  ; miswritten ˌmis-ˈri-tᵊn  ; miswriting

transitive + intransitive

: to write incorrectly : to make a mistake in writing

miswrite a name

You misread, or I miswrote: my Cambridge job is next October …

—Robert Graves

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above