noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtaɪpəʊ/
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rhymes with -aɪpəʊ
CMU ARPABET:T AY1 P OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A typographical error.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: misprint; slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ
Sorry, I meant to say “buy a SODA”—“sofa” was a typo.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: misprint, slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A compositor; a typographer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, countable, dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of taipo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To make a typographical error.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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