typological

adj

"typological" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“typological” is uncommon English (frequency #85,875 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,875
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or relating to typology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-typological · typological · English

typological · rank #85,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,875
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 27,828
  • PHOTO-FINISH uck

Nearest frequency peer: uck (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “typological”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “typological” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for typological
PropertyValue
Headwordtypological
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “typological” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). typological lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

typological is uncommon English at frequency #85,875 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to typology.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for typological in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From typology + -ical. The correct English form is typological, spelled T-Y-P-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to typology.

Etymology

From typology + -ical.

This word in other languages

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "typological"?
"typological" is spelled T-Y-P-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L.
What does "typological" mean?
As an adjective, "typological" means: Of or relating to typology.
What is the origin of the word "typological"?
From typology + -ical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "typological", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list