Which to use
“types” and “typos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,509
- “types” frequency rank
- #28,770
- “typos” frequency rank
- 30279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | types | typos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of type | plural of typo |
Where the eye mixes types and typos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: types vs typos
A purely visual mix-up. types (/taɪps/) and typos (/ˈtaɪ.pəʊz/) 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 - e in “types” becomes o in “typos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
types is recorded at frequency rank #1,509, classified as anoun, pronounced /taɪps/. typos is at rank #28,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtaɪ.pəʊz/.
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 30279, this pair ranks #355,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of types vs typos
Shared letters: psty. Private to "types": e. Private to "typos": o.
"types" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "typos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "types" and "typos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "types" vs "typos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "types" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "typos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "types" and "typos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "typist vs typos". 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 #355,914 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.