# tome vs type

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tome
*noun · IPA /təʊm/ · frequency rank #22,247*
One in a series of volumes.

### type
*noun · IPA /taɪp/ · frequency rank #546*
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tome-vs-type