Standard Lemma guide

misprint

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • mĭsʹprĭnt
  • /ˈmɪspɹɪnt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • mĭs-prĭntʹ
  • /mɪsˈpɹɪnt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪnt
  • CMU ARPABET: M IH1 S P R IH1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An accidental mistake in print.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ
  • There is a misprint in the first print run: On page 42 where the character yells, "You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing", the dialogue was meant to say, "You're going to catch a cold if you spend all night fishing."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: typo, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make a misprint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: error, mistake

4

verb

Meaning 4

print incorrectly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: print

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English print English misprint From mis- + print.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gabim shtypi — an accidental mistake in print
  • Azerbaijani: mətbəə xətası — an accidental mistake in print
  • Czech: tisková chyba — an accidental mistake in print
  • Czech: překlep — an accidental mistake in print
  • Czech: chyba tisku — an accidental mistake in print
  • Czech: přepsání se — an accidental mistake in print
  • Czech: úklep — an accidental mistake in print
  • Dutch: drukfout — an accidental mistake in print
  • Dutch: misdruk — an accidental mistake in print
  • German: Druckfehler — an accidental mistake in print
  • Italian: errore di stampa — an accidental mistake in print
  • Plautdietsch: Druckfäla — an accidental mistake in print
  • Polish: literówka — an accidental mistake in print
  • Russian: опеча́тка (opečátka) — an accidental mistake in print
  • Swedish: feltryck — an accidental mistake in print
Real reading context

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