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mis·tran·scribe | \ ˌmis-tran(t)-ˈskrīb 
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\mistranscribed; mistranscribing
Definition of mistranscribe
: to make a mistake in transcription : to transcribe (something) incorrectly
mistranscribed "may" as "many" Mr. Rose said he had identified a number of errors that had crept into the text when Joyce sloppily mistranscribed his own work.— Sarah Lyall
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The first known use of mistranscribe was in 1811
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