Typo

[ˈtaɪ̯po]

/[ˈtaɪ̯po]/ noun

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The verdict

“Typo” is uncommon German (frequency #70,901 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,901
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbewusst falsch gesetzter Buchstabe

Corpus desk

Index DE-typo · Typo · German

Typo · rank #70,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,901
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH twelve

Nearest frequency peer: twelve (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Typo“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Typo“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Typo
PropertyValue
HeadwordTypo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaɪ̯po]
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Typo“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Typofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „twelve“ (#70,900), „Tänzchen“ (#70,903), „Tunnelblick“ (#70,898). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Typo“ bei #70,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Typo is uncommon German at frequency #70,901 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaɪ̯po]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbewusst falsch gesetzter Buchstabe".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Typo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Typo, spelled T-Y-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbewusst falsch gesetzter Buchstabe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Typo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die digitale Kommunikation zeigt allerdings auch einen Anstieg der Rechtschreibfehler, bedingt auch durch flüchtiges Tippen und eine Fehlertoleranz. So sehen 41 Prozent der Befragten kein Problem bei schlechter Grammatik und sogenannten ‚Typos‘, vor allem bei informellem Kontakt via SMS oder WhatsApp.“
  2. „Wenn die iCloud Anmeldung nicht funktioniert, solltet ihr nicht verzagen. Möglicherweise gibt es eine ganz einfache Erklärung dafür, etwa ein Typo in Mail-Adresse oder Passwort der Apple-ID.“

Synonyms

Tippfehler

This word in other languages

typo(English)faute de frappe(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Typo"?
"Typo" is spelled T-Y-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaɪ̯po].
What does "Typo" mean?
As a noun, "Typo" means: unbewusst falsch gesetzter Buchstabe
How do you pronounce "Typo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Typo" is [ˈtaɪ̯po]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Typo" come from?
"Typo" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Typo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

taxe#70,871sunt#70,857Wams#70,982Snob#70,808

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list