Mistranscribe

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To inaccurately write down spoken words or information
2. to misinterpret the meaning of something while recording it
3. to fail in accurately transcribing a text due to errors in writing or understanding To incorrectly document spoken statements or data

Etymology: "Mistranscribe" is a simple compound: the prefix "mis-", meaning wrongly or badly, attached to "transcribe." The prefix comes from Old English and Middle English usage, where it was productive in forming verbs such as "misdo" and "misunderstand," and it has remained a living way to build new verbs in English ever since. "Transcribe" itself comes from Latin "transcribere," meaning to copy out or write across, built from "trans-" (across) and "scribere" (to write). So the whole word carries the sense of writing something down wrongly. Its meaning is transparent from its parts, which is why it can be coined freely whenever someone needs to describe a faulty copy or note.

Synonyms: miswrite, misrecord, misinterpret, error in transcription, wrongly transcribe

Antonyms: accurately transcribe, correctly write, faithfully record, properly document, precisely note