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English
Etymology
From spell + -o, modeled on typo.
Pronunciation
Noun
spello (plural spellos)
- (Internet slang) A homophonic spelling mistake.
- 2003 October 7, Yowie, "You might be a Californian if...", rec.pets.cats.anecdotes, Usenet:
- He also wondered why I couldn't spell properly - I had to explain the difference between a typo and a spello.
2004 August 19, Some_sappy_Writer, “Missouri's Vote on Gay Marriage”, in talk.abortion (Usenet):It was a typo, not a spello.
2006 October 12, Bob Cunningham, “Is there a word?”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet):Anyway, I'm afraid I would decide to call "sited" in the thesis an error; not a typo or a thinko, but a spello.
Coordinate terms
Italian
Verb
spello
- first-person singular present indicative of spellare