typolexia

English

Etymology

From typo- +‎ lexis +‎ -ia, modeled after medical and psychological terms such as dyslexia and hyperlexia.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /taɪ.pəʊ.lɛk.si.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /taɪ.poʊ.lɛk.si.ə/

Noun

typolexia (uncountable)

  1. A cognitive-typographic phenomenon in which a person, often under cognitive load or emotional pressure, omits or inverts words, letters, or phrases while typing.
    I meant to type ‘now happening,’ but what I sent was ‘not happening.’ Classic typolexia.

Usage notes

  • Typolexia differs from simple typos in that it typically involves whole-word omissions, logical inversions, or syntactic reshuffling. It is often internally consistent—making sense to the writer but causing confusion for readers or systems.

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