Phrase guide

typographical error

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A mistake made during the process of typing, especially one caused by a slip of the fingers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A mistake made during the process of typesetting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misprint

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misprint, erratum, typo, literal error, literal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: error, mistake

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vingerfout — typing error
  • Afrikaans: tikfout — typing error
  • Armenian: վրիպակ (vripak) — typing error
  • Czech: překlep — typing error
  • Czech: chyba tisku — typing error
  • Czech: tisková chyba — typing error
  • Danish: skrivefejl — typing error
  • Danish: trykkefejl — typing error
  • Dutch: typefout — typing error
  • Esperanto: tajperaro — typing error
  • Finnish: painovirhe — typing error
  • French: faute de frappe — typing error
  • French: coquille — typing error
  • French: bourdon — typing error
  • French: mastic — typing error
  • French: doublon — typing error
  • French: sauton — typing error
  • German: Tippfehler — typing error
  • German: Druckfehler — typing error
  • Hungarian: elírás — typing error
  • Hungarian: nyomdahiba — typing error
  • Hungarian: elgépelés — typing error
  • Icelandic: prentvilla — typing error
  • Irish: dearmad cló — typing error
  • Irish: botún cló — typing error
  • Irish: earráid chló — typing error
  • Italian: errore di battitura — typing error
  • Japanese: 誤植 (goshoku) — typing error
  • Japanese: 誤字 (goji) — typing error
  • Latin: error typographicus — typing error
  • Latin: mendum typographicum — typing error
  • Malay: ralat — typing error
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skrivefeil — typing error
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trykkfeil — typing error
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skrivefeil — typing error
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trykkfeil — typing error
  • Polish: literówka — typing error
  • Portuguese: gralha — typing error
  • Portuguese: erro tipográfico — typing error
  • Portuguese: erro de digitação — typing error
  • Russian: опеча́тка (opečátka) — typing error
  • Spanish: errata — typing error
  • Tagalog: limbitning biso — typing error
  • Ukrainian: опи́ска (opýska) — typing error
  • Vietnamese: lỗi chính tả — typing error
  • Vietnamese: lỗi đánh vần — typing error