slip of the pen
Accidental written error
A slip of the pen is an unintentional error in writing—a word misspelled, a wrong word substituted, or a phrase garbled.
The written equivalent of a slip of the tongue: I wrote "dear" when I meant "dead"—a Freudian slip of the pen, perhaps.
- typoPrinting mistake
- handwritingManual letter formation
- ink blotAccidental liquid mark
- pen nameAuthor's assumed identity
- written wordLanguage in visible form
solecism · scribal error · error · proofreading · red ink · copy editor · mistake · blunder · misprint · errata · editing · correction · crossed out · emendation · rough draft · revision · oversight · omission
- speech errorsmispronunciation, malapropism, malapropisms, spoonerism, spoonerisms