1. to transcribe incorrectly; to make an error when copying or writing down something

Examples

• The secretary mistranscribed the phone number, causing confusion.
• Students often mistranscribe lecture notes when writing too quickly.
• The historian mistranscribed several dates from the ancient manuscript.
• Be careful not to mistranscribe the chemical formula.
• The court reporter was fired for repeatedly mistranscribing testimony.
• She mistranscribed the address and ended up at the wrong location.