Which to use
“type” and “types” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #546
- “type” frequency rank
- #1,509
- “types” frequency rank
- 2055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | type | types |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. | plural of type |
Where the eye mixes type and types
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. type (/taɪp/) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “type” sits inside “types”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
type is recorded at frequency rank #546, classified as anoun, pronounced /taɪp/. 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 2055, this pair ranks #525,967 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of type vs types
Shared letters: epty. Private to "type": -. Private to "types": s.
"type" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "types" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC