typists
/ˈtʌɪpɪsts/
"typists" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“typists” is uncommon English (frequency #87,932 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,932
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of typist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | typists |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtʌɪpɪsts/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #87,932 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “typists” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
typists is uncommon English at frequency #87,932 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtʌɪpɪsts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of typist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for typists in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 typists, spelled T-Y-P-I-S-T-S.
Definition
- 1plural of typist
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “typists”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-Y-P-I-S-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.