mistranslate vs interpret

mistranslate and interpret both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mistranslate	No	No	Yes	No
interpret	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, interpret is a hypernym of mistranslate; that is, interpret is a word with a broader meaning than mistranslate:

Other hypernyms of mistranslate include render, translate.

mistranslate (verb)	interpret (verb)
translate incorrectly	make sense of; assign a meaning to
	make sense of a language
	give an interpretation or explanation to
	restate (words) from one language into another language
	give an interpretation or rendition of
	create an image or likeness of