# tones vs types

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tones
*noun · IPA /təʊnz/ · frequency rank #10,297*
plural of tone

### types
*noun · IPA /taɪps/ · frequency rank #1,509*
plural of type

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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