typee
ty·pee/ˈtaɪpi/noun
typee is spelled T-Y-P-E-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ty·pee). It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, typee means “Intense lovesickness; infatuation, limerence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in typee?
| Letters | 5: T-Y-P-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ty·pee |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is typee?
Typee appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce typee?
- US /ˈtaɪpi/
- /ˈtaipi/
Typee has 2 syllables, split ty·pee in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-typee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does typee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Intense lovesickness; infatuation, limerence.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA member of the Tai-pi people of Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does typee come from?
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English typee; further origin unknown, claimed to be from an Indo-Aryan language but no etymon has been found.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).