types

\tip\

/\tip\/ noun

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The verdict

“types” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,687
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de type.

Corpus desk

Index FR-types · types · French

types · rank #1,687 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,687
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tente

Nearest frequency peer: tente (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « types »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « types » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

types vs typo
60% similar
types vs typhus
67% similar
types vs tes
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for types
PropertyValue
Headwordtypes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tip\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,687
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « types »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).typesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tente » (#1,686), « vivant » (#1,688), « sûrement » (#1,685). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « types » est au #1,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around types (IPA \tip\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,687 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de type.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for types, with forms such as "tpyes", "ttypes", and "tyeps". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "typo", "typhus", "tes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is types, spelled T-Y-P-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de type.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how types appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Contrairement à d’autres types de baleines à bec, dont l’ouïe est généralement très sensible, les baleines à bec de Longman semblent moins menacées par la pollution acoustique produite par les embarcations, l’exploration gazière et pétrolière et les sonars militaires.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tpyes
  • ttypes
  • tyeps
  • typess
  • typpes
  • typse
  • tyypes
  • ytpes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of types - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

tpyes2ttypes1tyeps2typess1typpes1typse2tyypes1ytpes2
Edit distance from "types"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "types"?
"types" is spelled T-Y-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tip\.
What does "types" mean?
As a noun, "types" means: Pluriel de type.
What words are commonly confused with "types"?
"types" is commonly confused with "typo", "typhus", "tes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "types"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "types" is \tip\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "types" come from?
"types" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tente#1,686zones#1,690savez#1,679danse#1,658

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Claude8 variantsrevoir8 variantsexamen8 variantspalais8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list