: an error (as of spelling) in typed or typeset material
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I spotted three typos on the menu.
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After Dani misinterpreted a typo Ziv sent her, the two went on a date.—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026 Some people—in fear of being accused of using AI—are purposely inserting grammatical errors or typos to make their prose look more human, experts say.—Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Feb. 2026 Faced with a life-threatening metabolic disease, KJ’s doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia sprinted to create a personalized therapy aimed at fixing the genetic typo at the root of his illness.—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026 That’s not a typo, but more specifically, the issue includes NFL WAGs.—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for typo