I work in the IT Security profession as an IT auditor. In communicating to management via a late - day email about open findings soon to be due for a response, I accidentally wrote "Nigger" instead of "Bigger". **It was purely accidental due to typo and I had no intention to demean.**

I have been praised by my manager in the past as someone who is diplomatic and poised, but also who can be effective / forceful when necessary. From the context of the sentence, it should be reasonable to infer this is a typo and not something malicious from me.

If I apologize, I feel I may just draw unwanted attention to an already embarrassing mistake, and have the reverse effect I wanted. If do not respond in a follow up email, management may think I don't care.

**Did I damage my professional image at my company?** 

**Should I respond and apologize or let the situation be?**