typpää

Typpö is a colloquial Finnish term used in informal online Finnish to refer to a typographical error. The word appears to be a phonetic adaptation of the English loanword typo, with the suffix -ppö, a common informal Finnish formation that can convey a casual or diminutive nuance.

Usage is primarily in online settings such as chat, forums, and meme culture, where speakers spontaneously coin terms for common digital phenomena. Typpö is typically used in a lighthearted or joking manner to point out a misspelled or mistyped word in a message, rather than a deliberate misspelling.

Acceptance varies; typpö is not included in standard dictionaries and is largely confined to certain online communities and youth slang. Its spelling is fluid, and writers may spell it as typpö, typö, or typpövirhe depending on preference and regional norms.

Linguists view typpö as an example of how English influence spreads in digital communication and how speakers adapt foreign terms to local phonology and morphology. The term illustrates the creativity of online language and its tendency to rebundle borrowed words with new connotations.

See also: typo; spelling error; internet slang.