variant vs type

type vs variant

variant and type both are nouns.

variant is an adjective but type is not an adjective.

variant is not a verb while type is a verb.

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

As nouns, type is a hypernym of variant; that is, type is a word with a broader meaning than variant:

variant: something a little different from others of the same type
type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

variant (noun)	type (noun)
a variable quantity that is random	a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
something a little different from others of the same type	a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
an event that departs from expectations	all of the tokens of the same symbol
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups	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)

variant (adjective)	type (adjective)
differing from a norm or standard
exhibiting variation and change

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

Difference between variant and type

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