typo

noun

ty·​po ˈtī-(ˌ)pō 

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

Musk is asking the court to unwind OpenAI’s conversion, remove Altman and Brock, and award him up to a hundred and fifty billion dollars (no typo) in damages. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Noah grew up in Strafford, a town with a 2020 census population of 1,094 — not a typo, not a rounding error, just one thousand and ninety-four people. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026

Any inadvertent mistakes, typos or omissions will slow down the processing of your return and delivery of your refund. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026

Few would dissent that Shakira is the most famous person on this year’s ballot, and immense, global popularity has to count for something (400,000 people went to her free concert in Mexico City earlier this year — not a typo). —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for typographical (error)

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for typo

• hypo