Misprint is an English word with synonyms like erratum or typo. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Misprint meaning
An accidental mistake in print.
Using Misprint
- The main meaning on this page is: An accidental mistake in print.
- Useful related words include: erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error.
- In the example corpus, misprint often appears in combinations such as: the misprint, was misprint, misprint for.
Context around Misprint
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Misprint
- In this selection, "misprint" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ancer stand out and add context to how "misprint" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after a misprint in a and been a misprint. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "misprint" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with misprint
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No, that’s not a misprint. (6 words)
Though the misprint “Ancer” was corrected, to me, it read “answer” to the destruction of cancer. (16 words)
In this copy the mistake is corrected with a slip of paper pasted over the misprint. (16 words)
In an era when the top pro golfers would be fortunate to make $30,000 a year, Thomas (who, after a misprint in a New York newspaper, let people think his name was Thompson) could make that much in a week hustling rich country club players. (46 words)
It was also found that the 1871 census recorded a new farmhouse in the name of William Murray and Thomas Rainer, leading to speculation that the merchant's name was a misprint for T. Rainer. (35 words)
Needham 1986, 82. In the Mozi passage, a camera obscura is described as a "collecting-point" or "treasure house" (庫); the 18th century scholar Bi Yuan (畢沅) suggested this was a misprint for "screen" (㢓). (35 words)
Example sentences (8)
Though the misprint “Ancer” was corrected, to me, it read “answer” to the destruction of cancer.
But, Carol, who belongs to Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, told me that had been a misprint.
Let's repeat that number, just so we're all clear it isn't a misprint or typo: 4,403 petabytes.
No, that’s not a misprint.
In an era when the top pro golfers would be fortunate to make $30,000 a year, Thomas (who, after a misprint in a New York newspaper, let people think his name was Thompson) could make that much in a week hustling rich country club players.
In this copy the mistake is corrected with a slip of paper pasted over the misprint.
It was also found that the 1871 census recorded a new farmhouse in the name of William Murray and Thomas Rainer, leading to speculation that the merchant's name was a misprint for T. Rainer.
Needham 1986, 82. In the Mozi passage, a camera obscura is described as a "collecting-point" or "treasure house" (庫); the 18th century scholar Bi Yuan (畢沅) suggested this was a misprint for "screen" (㢓).
Common combinations with misprint
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: