typo
/ˈtaɪpəʊ/
typo noun: a typographical error. Also the alternative form of taipo.
Noun (1)
- A typographical error.
- Near-synonyms: misprint; slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ
- Sorry, I meant to say “buy a SODA”—“sofa” was a typo.
- Synonyms:
- misprint, slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ
Verb
typo (third-person singular simple present typos, present participle typoing, simple past and past participle typoed or typo'd)
- To make a typographical error.
- Tell your mother that that essay I wrote for THE WRITER, that mentions you, is now in print in the Aw-Ghost issue. But they typoed Elfquest, so now it reads Elquist. I see I had typoed it myself, leaving out the “f” but they worsened it.1993, Piers Anthony, edited by Alan Riggs, Letters to Jenny, Tor Books, →ISBN, page 108
Noun (2)
typo (countable and uncountable, plural typos)
- A compositor; a typographer.
- On the highest, rear seat was James Williams, of Cloverdale, Missouri, and his Bride.
Capitalise it, friend typo—that last word—word of words in the epiphany of life and love.1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Sisters of the Golden Circle”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co, →OCLC - “Ever since I was twelve,” she said, “I have worked in a printing office where a celebrated London morning journal is put in type and goes to press. […] I am attached to a man in our office, to whom I shall be married some day. […] I am nineteen now, and have carried on with my ‘typo’ for nearly...1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861
- On the highest, rear seat was James Williams, of Cloverdale, Missouri, and his Bride.
Also used as
typo is also the alternative form of taipo.
typo meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
typo in Hindi
- टाइपो, टाइपो करना
typo in Urdu
- ٹائپو, ٹائیپو
typo in Bengali
- error
- ছাপার ভুল chapar bhul
typo in Punjabi
- ਟਾਈਪੋ, ਟਾਇਪੋ
More languagesFewer languages
- typo in Gujarati
- ટાઈપો
- typo in Odia
- ଟାଇପୋ
- typo in Nepali
- टाइपो
- typo in Arabic
- خَطَأ مَطْبَعِيّ ḵaṭaʔ maṭbaʕiyy
- typo in Indonesian
- saltik, kesalahan pengetikkan, salah ketik
- typo in Thai
- คำผิด, พิมพ์ผิด
- typo in Vietnamese
- của thợ in, lỗi in ấn
Examples of typo in a sentence
- Good thing I didn't hit send on that resume; I just noticed a bad typo.
- Oops, I just made another typo with my sausage fingers!
- She owns a copy of the first printing, which is a favorite among book collectors because some of the typos in it seem like Freudian slips.
Synonyms of typo
Forms of typo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | typos |
| plural | typoes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | typos |
| present participle | typoing |
| past participle | typoed |
| past | typoed |
| past participle | typo'd |
| past | typo'd |
Origin of typo
Clipping of typographical error.
Clipping of typographer.
Words formed from typo
Phrases with typo
Words that rhyme with typo
Questions about typo
- What does typo mean?
- Typo means a typographical error.
- What is typo in Hindi?
- Typo in Hindi is टाइपो, टाइपो करना. See Typo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is typo?
- Typo can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce typo?
- Typo is pronounced /ˈtaɪpəʊ/.
- What is the plural of typo?
- The plural of typo is typos.
Words near typo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: typo (page history and authors); typo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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