Which to use
“times” and “types” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #250
- “times” frequency rank
- #1,509
- “types” frequency rank
- 1759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | times | types |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of time | plural of type |
Where the eye mixes times and types
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. times (/taɪmz/) and types (/taɪps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
times is recorded at frequency rank #250, classified as anoun, pronounced /taɪmz/. types is at rank #1,509, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taɪps/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1759, this pair ranks #526,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of times vs types
Shared letters: est. Private to "times": im. Private to "types": py.
"times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "types" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC