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typo

typo

48 2.3
A small mistake in typed or printed text, like a wrong letter
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪpoʊ/
translation icon : error tipográfico
  • Is it possible that the $15,000,000 was a typo instead of a math mistake?
  • misspellings and typos
  • imprint typos

That's the least of it, and for grammar and for typos.

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Examples

  • I noticed a small typo in your email that needs correction.

  • It's a typo!

  • There is a weird typo on the card.

  • Think I have a little typo here, maybe it's wrong.

  • I think it's a typo.

  • Sorry, there's a typo in my note here.

  • There's a typo in the header.

  • I found a typo on page 649, second paragraph, fourth word in.

  • We know there's a typo in the recipe and then the cake is awful.

  • That's just a typo, isn't it?

Synonyms

mistake
vstypo
1.0

A wrong action or decision

is a specific small error in typed or printed text not general
misspelling
vstypo
8 2.7

A word written with the wrong letters or order

covers any small typed or printed mistake beyond spelling
misprint
vstypo
7 2.2

A mistake in a book or paper, for example a wrong letter

includes both typing and printing small mistakes
3 3.0

A small mistake in printed or typed text

is the common small typed or printed mistake
erratum
vstypo
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A printed note that corrects a mistake in a book or article

is the small typed or printed mistake rather than a formal correction
literal error
vstypo
  • Jargon
3.7

A mistake in printed text that happens during printing or typing

is the everyday small typing or printing error
mistype
vstypo
3.6

A small mistake made when you press the wrong key

is any small typed or printed mistake not only typing

Antonyms

169 3.8

How close a measurement or statement is to the correct value

How Serious

catastrophic
144 7.0
typo
48 2.3

Surface Forms

typo singular
typos plural

Etymology

Typo is short for the longer phrase 'typographical error' and comes from the root type, which means a printed 'letter' or 'mark'. So a typo is a small wrong 'mark' or mistake in typed or printed text.