Misfired vs Misfiled - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between misfired and misfiled

is that misfired is past tense of misfire while misfiled is past tense of misfile.

(head)

(misfire)

(en noun)

An act of misfiring.

(misfir)

(of a firearm) To fail to discharge properly

(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence

(of a plan) To fail to achieve the anticipated result

His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand.

(head)

(misfile)

To file incorrectly; to file in the wrong place or the wrong way.