variety vs type

type vs variety

variety and type both are nouns.

variety is not a verb while type is a verb.

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

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

variety: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

Other hyponyms of variety include description, antitype, art form, style, flavor, flavour, color, colour, species, genus, brand, make, genre, ilk, like, manner, model, stripe, like, the like, the likes of.

variety (noun)	type (noun)
noticeable heterogeneity	a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
a difference that is usually pleasant	a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality	all of the tokens of the same symbol
a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances	printed characters
(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics	(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

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

Difference between variety and type

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