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 The document is riddled with typos and misspellings. Ray Sanchez, CNN, 9 June 2024 Correction: The email version of this newsletter had a typo in Ghodsi’s name. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 June 2024 There’s a typo in the title, and there are tears along the poster’s edges where duct tape holds it to the wall. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 The meme Superb Owl, an obvious typo for Super Bowl, can be traced to a Twitter/X post in 2008, according to Know Your Meme, which researches and documents Internet memes and viral phenomena. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for typo 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Typo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typo. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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