Which to use
“type” and “tyre” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #546
- “type” frequency rank
- #14,860
- “tyre” frequency rank
- 15406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | type | tyre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. | The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid. |
Where the eye mixes type and tyre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between type and tyre
A purely visual mix-up. type (/taɪp/) and tyre (/taɪə(ɹ)/) 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 a single letter - p in “type” becomes r in “tyre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
type is recorded at frequency rank #546, classified as anoun, pronounced /taɪp/. tyre is at rank #14,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taɪə(ɹ)/.
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 15406, this pair ranks #464,154 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of type vs tyre
Shared letters: ety. Private to "type": p. Private to "tyre": r.
"type" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tyre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "type" for "tyre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "type" vs "tyre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "type" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tyre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #464,154 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "type" and "tyre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tobe vs tyre". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #464,154 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.