typo

Everyday

1. A typo is a small mistake in typing or printing, like a wrong or missing letter: «teh» instead of «the». tree →
2. Typo is short for typing (or typographical) error. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: mistakes counted in pages or texts; typos per page is a rate (pages × typos). School: check your writing for typos before you hand it in. Everyday: typos in messages, autocorrect.

Examples

• The book has 3 typos on each page. tree →
• She found 12 typos. tree →
• He fixed 5 typos and 7 are left. tree →
• How many typos are in 10 pages? tree →
• Read your story again to catch any typos. tree →
• The sign had a typo: it said «Shcool». tree →
• Autocorrect fixed most of my typos. tree →

Note

Countable: a typo, typos (no e). Counted things; typos per page is a rate (pages × typos); typos found + typos left = all. Trap: a typo is a slip of the fingers, not a spelling you did not know.