typo

noun

ty·​po ˈtī-(ˌ)pō How to pronounce typo (audio)
plural typos
: an error (as of spelling) in typed or typeset material

Examples of typo in a Sentence

I spotted three typos on the menu.
Recent Examples on the Web
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Old-school phishing emails were easy to spot because of typos and bad grammar. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025 That's not a typo or a calculation error. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 This story has been updated to correct a misspelling/typo. James Powel, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale event ends tonight, and the best Prime Day deals still available to shop all ring in at under $25 — no, that’s not a typo. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for typo

Word History

Etymology

short for typographical (error)

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of typo was in 1878

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“Typo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typo. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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