type vs fount

type and fount both are nouns.

type is a verb but fount is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
type	Yes	No	Yes	No
fount	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fount is a hyponym of type; that is, fount is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than type:

type: printed characters
fount: a specific size and style of type within a type family

Other hyponyms of type include type family, case, face, font, typeface.

type (noun)	fount (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing	a specific size and style of type within a type family
all of the tokens of the same symbol
printed characters
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

type (verb)	fount (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between type and fount

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