# typical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #2,562

## Definitions
1. Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
2. Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
3. Normal, average; to be expected.
4. Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon.

## Etymology
From Late Latin typicalis, from Latin typicus (“typical”), from Ancient Greek τυπικός (tupikós, “of or pertaining to a type, conformable, typical”), from τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), equivalent to typic + -al and type + -ical.

## Easily confused with
- **typically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/typical-vs-typically)
- **topical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topical-vs-typical)
- **tropical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tropical-vs-typical)

## Common misspellings (11)
`tpyical`, `ttypical`, `tyipcal`, `typcial`, `typiacl`, `typicall`, `typiccal`, `typicla`, `typpical`, `tyypical`, `ytpical`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/typical