type-in
"type-in" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“type-in” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A program listing, printed in a magazine, etc., to be inputted and run by the reader.
Corpus desk
Index EN-type-in · type-in · English
type-in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | type-in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “type-in” in English
Rare enough to double-check
type-in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A program listing, printed in a magazine, etc., to be inputted and run by the reader.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for type-in, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is type-in, spelled T-Y-P-E---I-N.
Definition
- 1A program listing, printed in a magazine, etc., to be inputted and run by the reader.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how type-in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now, there aren't many magazines for which I'd have been prepared to write the tips pages two years running. And even fewer that would inspire me to compile their type-in pages for month after month. But YS tips and type-ins weren't like other magazines', and I didn't mind doing them at all.
...why did we drop the type-ins, people asked. Here's why. In 1979, when COMPUTE!'s first issue appeared, personal computers were scarce. Software for those computers was even scarcer.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.