typeface
/ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs/noun
typeface is spelled T-Y-P-E-F-A-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, typeface means “The particular design of some type, font, or a font family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of typeface is typefaces.
How many letters and syllables are in typeface?
| Letters | 8: T-Y-P-E-F-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is typeface?
Typeface appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 typeface?
- US /ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs/
Typeface has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-typeface.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with typeface
Also written: type-face (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of typeface
- typefaces plural
- type face
- type-face
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does typeface mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.
- 2
The surface of type which inked, or the impression it makes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Typeface in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense font family:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fonte de caractères, police d’écriture, police de caractères |
| German | Type, Schrift, Schriftart |
| Portuguese | família tipográfica |
| Spanish | familia tipográfica |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does typeface come from?
From type + face.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).