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Definitions

typo

[tahy-poh] / ˈtaɪ poʊ /
NOUN
erratum
Synonyms
STRONG
error mistake
Antonyms
STRONG
accuracy certainty correction truth
NOUN
flaw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blemish bug defect failing fault foible glitch pitfall weakness
STRONG
catch disfigurement gremlin speck spot stain vice wart
WEAK
Catch-22 slipup weak spot
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage blessing perfection strength strong point
WEAK
fine point
NOUN
inaccuracy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blunder deception defect exaggeration
STRONG
corrigendum erratum fault howler imprecision incorrectness inexactness miscalculation mistake slip solecism unfaithfulness unreliability wrong
Antonyms
STRONG
correction correctness perfection success
WEAK
accuracy right
NOUN
typographical error
Synonyms
WEAK
clerical error erratum misprint mistake in typing printer's error typing mistake typist's error

Example Sentences

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A search in Messages shows Obuchowski has sent the typo over 50 times since last November, at times in deeply personal conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The morning after this article was published, HPE said it had made a typo in a footnote in its press release.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Upon seeing a small typo, I hesitated for a moment before correcting it.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

He then added “you’ve*” to correct his own typo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

“About my typo question—could someone do it intentionally? Publish a book with the typos in it on purpose?”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.