likely_typo
The domain is a known misspelling of a real mail provider
The domain is on Spaw's curated map of typo-squats such as gmail.con or hotmial.com. Mail may be accepted there, just not by your customer.
- appears in
- reason
- verdict
- risky
- risk weight
- +60
- credits
- 1 credit, like every deliverable or risky answer. Repeats of the same address are free for 7 days.
What it means
Spaw keeps a curated map of typo-squat domains, each paired with the domain the user meant. Many typo domains are registered by squatters and even accept mail, which is exactly why they are dangerous: the message is delivered, only not to the person who signed up.
The verdict is risky rather than undeliverable because mail may technically be accepted, and did_you_mean contains the corrected address. A typo-squat that also sits on the disposable list is reported as likely_typo, because the correction is the more useful explanation.
What to do
Offer the correction in the form and let the user confirm it. On imported lists, replace the address with did_you_mean only when you can confirm with the contact; otherwise drop it.
Example response
{
"email": "[email protected]",
"deliverable": "risky",
"reason": "likely_typo",
"did_you_mean": "[email protected]",
"risk_score": 60
}Abbreviated: a real answer carries all 27 fields, listed in the verify-email reference.
Related
- disposable · the domain belongs to a disposable, temporary email provider
- implicit_mx · the domain has no MX record and relies on the address-record fallback
- mailbox_full · the mailbox is over its storage quota
- role · a shared role inbox such as info@ or support@ rather than a person
- catch_all · the server accepts every address at the domain, so the mailbox cannot be confirmed
- All verdict reasons
- Verdicts and the risk score
- API reference
markdown version: /docs/reasons/likely_typo.md