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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One typo could lead to ticket change fees or denied boarding, completely derailing once-in-a-lifetime trips. Samuel Mueller, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 This story was updated to correct a typo. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025 This story has been updated to fix a typo. Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025 To evade plagiarism detectors, kids now stitch together output from multiple AI models, or ask chatbots to introduce typos to make the writing appear more human. Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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