typify
/ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/verb
typify is spelled T-Y-P-I-F-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, typify means “To embody, exemplify; to represent by a form, image, model, or resemblance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in typify?
| Letters | 6: T-Y-P-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 typify?
Typify appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 typify?
- US /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/
Typify has 3 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: En-us-typify.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of typify
- typifies present, singular, he/she/it
- typifying participle, present
- typified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does typify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To embody, exemplify; to represent by a form, image, model, or resemblance.
His attitude typifies the attitude of young people today.
- 2
To portray stereotypically.
The angry captain typified all new sailors as incompetent.
- 3
To serve as a typical or reference specimen of.
The chosen specimen typifies plants belonging to that species.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Typify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to embody, exemplify:
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.