1. an error made when copying or writing down something, especially when transcribing speech, music, or text

Examples

• The court reporter’s mistranscription changed the meaning of the witness’s testimony.
• Several mistranscriptions in the musical score led to confusion during rehearsal.
• The historian discovered a mistranscription in the ancient manuscript that had been copied for centuries.
• Due to a mistranscription, the patient’s medical records contained incorrect information.
• The secretary’s mistranscription of the meeting minutes caused misunderstandings among board members.
• Researchers must be careful to avoid mistranscription when converting audio interviews to text.