Two Apple IDs: Need to get rid of one

I ended up with two Apple IDs because of a typo I didn't notice for a few weeks.
The ID I have been using has an error in it (email address is missing a letter)
In my haste to fix things, I ended up creating a 2nd account/ID, and while the "email" is right, all my apps/puirchses/ipod touch and Itunes software and store are all tied to the "account/email" with the error in it.
How do I get this fixed, wihtout losing all my content and purchases that have been done under the "wrong email"?
So, how do Ichange that messed up email address, when the "corrected" one (the one created trying to fix the old one) still exists as a 2nd Apple ID?

No way to do what you want.  Since both emails (whether mistyped or not) are in use as AppleIDs, you cannot replace the mis-typed email with the correct one.  Only an email that is not already in use as an AppleID can be used to replace an email in use as an AppleID.
You can get a new email address and use it to replace the mistyped email, so at least that AppleID has a valid and working email.  Use https://appleid.apple.com to log in under the manage section and replace the mis-typed primary email address with a working email address.

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