Korean word

오타

Pronunciation

Romanizationota

Meaning

  • nountypo

Example

메시지에 오타가 났어요.me si ji e o ta ga na sseo yo

There was a typo in the message.

Illustration for 오타 (typo)

More examples

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.

Core concept

An accidental character or spelling error appears in written text during input.

Common phrases

  • 오타가 많다o ta ga man ta

    have many typos

  • 오타를 고치다o ta reul ko chi da

    fix a typo

  • 오타를 발견하다o ta reul pal gyeon ha da

    find a typo

Similar words

타자 실수taja silsu: Pressing the wrong key during typing enters a character that was not intended.
실수silsu: A mistake results from carelessness or a wrong judgment and affects speech or behavior.
입력 오류imnyeok oryu: Data or text contains a value or character that differs from what was meant to be entered.

Definition in Korean

문장을 입력할 때 실수로 들어간 틀린 문자나 철자mun jang eul im nyeo kal ttae sil su ro teu reo gan teul lin mun ja na cheol ja

Word origin

The origin of 오타 (ota, "typo") is uncertain, and its established meaning is a mistaken character or spelling entered while typing.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Opposites

  • 정확도cheonghwakttoaccuracynoun

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