Typo Meaning in English

word

US

ˈtaɪpoʊ

TYE-poh

UK

tˈaɪpəʊ

TYE-poh

Definición

A typo is a small mistake made when typing or writing, usually because of hitting the wrong key or not checking carefully.

Uso & Matices

Informal, used mostly for digital or printed text. Typical in phrases like 'make a typo', 'fix a typo', 'there's a typo in your email'. Not used for bigger writing errors (use 'mistake' or 'error' for those).

• Spanish: error tipográfico - tipo (error de escritura)
• Portuguese (BR): erro de digitação - erro tipográfico
• Portuguese (PT): erro tipográfico - gralha - erro de digitação
• Chinese (Simplified): 笔误 - 打字错误
• Chinese (Traditional): 筆誤 - 打字錯誤
• Hindi: टाइपो (स्पष्टतः टाइपिंग की गलती)
• Arabic: خطأ مطبعي - خطأ في الكتابة
• Bengali: টাইপো - টাইপ করার ভুল
• Russian: опечатка
• Japanese: タイプミス
• Vietnamese: lỗi đánh máy
• Korean: 오타
• Turkish: yazım hatası - typo
• Urdu: ٹائپو - ٹائپنگ کی غلطی
• Indonesian: salah ketik

Oraciones de Ejemplo

I made a typo in my email address.

basic

There is a typo on this page.

basic

Please fix the typo in the report.

basic

Oops, that's just a typo—let me change it real quick.

natural

If you spot a typo, just let me know.

natural

Sometimes autocorrect creates funny typos in my texts.

natural