typos

Fingers betray intentions

Typos is the plural of typo, a mistake in typed or printed text—a letter wrong, doubled, or missing.

The word is clipped from typographical error.

Typos range from trivial to catastrophic: The email was full of typos, A typo in the contract changed the price by a factor of ten.

correction

proofread

Check writing for mistakes

rectify · correct · fix · emend · stet · corrigendum · errata · spellcheck · redline · markup

mistake

misprint

Typographical error

  • erratumDocumented publishing mistake
  • slipMinor error or misstep
  • oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission

error · blunder · inaccuracy · fault · omission · gaffe · goof · miscue · misstep · flub

typography

font

Character style set

kerning · leading · glyph · ligature · italic · bold · uppercase · lowercase · monospace · character

Categories
Opposites
intentionality

typoseye dialect

Nonstandard spelling showing pronunciation

leetspeak · txtspk · artistic license

correctness

typosclean copy

Corrected final draft

correct spelling · corrections · precision · fixes

Phrases
Family

type, typing, typed, types, typo, typist, typography, typeset, typesetter

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G