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.
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On its 20th anniversary, YouTube now says that since Karim’s video was posted, more than 20 trillion videos have been uploaded (and no, that isn’t a typo). Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025 Smaller issues are more like being late to meetings or having too many typos in your emails — problems that may not warrant a formal sit-down, but still merit attention. Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025 If a typo or misused word is an indication of a real person at a keyboard, the reasoning seems to go, then the lack of any errors could point to ChatGPT. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025 That is not a typo—Saudi Arabia, the regime that oppressed Rahaf and millions of other women as a matter of state policy, is in charge of monitoring the rights of women worldwide. Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 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 1 May. 2025.

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