type – el tipo

(Pronounced tee-poh)

To remember that type is pronounced tee-poh (tipo) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

What type of teapot (tipo) is that?

Tipo is masculine, so it's el tipo. Imagine seeing more than one type of elephant – an African one with big ears, and an Indian one with small ears.

Examples of tipo (type) in a sentence

¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?

(What type of music do you like?)

No me gusta ese tipo de comida picante.

(I don't like that type of spicy food.)

Hay un tipo de flor muy bonita en el jardín.

(There is a very pretty type of flower in the garden.)