English–Korean
“typo” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationota
Example
메시지에 오타가 났어요.me si ji e o ta ga na sseo yo
There was a typo in the message.
How to say “typo” in Korean
“Typo” in Korean is 오타 (ota).
An accidental character or spelling error appears in written text during input.
Example sentences with 오타
오타가 많아서 문장을 다시 확인했어요.o ta ga ma na seo mun jang eul ta si hwa gin hae sseo yo
Because there were many typos, I checked the sentence again.
Tips for using 오타
- A strange-looking word in a Korean chat may come from an input mistake rather than a new vocabulary item, so the surrounding sentence often reveals the intended meaning.