# typology

> English word · Noun · IPA /taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #44,541

## Definitions
1. The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.
2. The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.
3. The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.
4. Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).
5. The doctrine of Scripture types or figures.

## Etymology
From type + -ology.

## Easily confused with
- **theology** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theology-vs-typology)
- **topology** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topology-vs-typology)

## Common misspellings (13)
`tpyology`, `ttypology`, `tyoplogy`, `typloogy`, `typolgoy`, `typollogy`, `typologgy`, `typologyy`, `typoloyg`, `typoolgy`, `typpology`, `tyypology`, `ytpology`

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