diff --git a/.changeset/early-penguins-know.md b/.changeset/early-penguins-know.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6427022f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-penguins-know.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"stylelint": major
+---
+
+Changed: type names to be more consistent
diff --git a/types/stylelint/index.d.ts b/types/stylelint/index.d.ts
index a32ce95b0d..f4547460f2 100644
--- a/types/stylelint/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/stylelint/index.d.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ declare module 'stylelint' {
 		export type Severity = 'warning' | 'error';
 
 		export type ConfigExtends = string | string[];
-		export type PluginType =
+		export type Plugin =
 			| { default?: { ruleName: string; rule: Rule } }
 			| { ruleName: string; rule: Rule };
-		export type ConfigPlugins = string | PluginType | (string | PluginType)[];
+		export type ConfigPlugins = string | Plugin | (string | Plugin)[];
 		export type ConfigProcessor = string | [string, Object];
 		export type ConfigProcessors = string | ConfigProcessor[];
 		export type ConfigIgnoreFiles = string | string[];
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ declare module 'stylelint' {
 			meta?: RuleMeta;
 		};
 
-		export type Plugin = RuleBase;
-
 		export type GetPostcssOptions = {
 			code?: string;
 			codeFilename?: string;
@@ -449,7 +447,7 @@ declare module 'stylelint' {
 			/**
 			 * Creates a Stylelint plugin.
 			 */
-			createPlugin: (ruleName: string, rule: Rule) => { ruleName: string; rule: Rule };
+			createPlugin: (ruleName: string, rule: Rule) => Plugin;
 			/**
 			 * Internal use only. Do not use or rely on this method. It may
 			 * change at any time.
diff --git a/types/stylelint/type-test.ts b/types/stylelint/type-test.ts
index d964f37fdd..b3e0e266dc 100644
--- a/types/stylelint/type-test.ts
+++ b/types/stylelint/type-test.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import type {
 	FormatterType,
 	LintResult,
 	LinterResult,
-	Plugin,
 	Rule,
+	RuleBase,
 	RuleMeta,
 	Warning,
 } from 'stylelint';
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ const meta: RuleMeta = { url: '...' };
 const problemMessage: string = messages.problem;
 const problemFunc: (...reason: string[]) => string = messages.warning;
 
-const testPlugin: Plugin = (options) => {
+const testRule: RuleBase = (option) => {
 	return (root, result) => {
-		const validOptions = stylelint.utils.validateOptions(result, ruleName, { actual: options });
+		const validOptions = stylelint.utils.validateOptions(result, ruleName, { actual: option });
 		if (!validOptions) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ const testPlugin: Plugin = (options) => {
 	};
 };
 
-(testPlugin as Rule).ruleName = ruleName;
-(testPlugin as Rule).messages = messages;
-(testPlugin as Rule).primaryOptionArray = true;
-(testPlugin as Rule).meta = meta;
+(testRule as Rule).ruleName = ruleName;
+(testRule as Rule).messages = messages;
+(testRule as Rule).primaryOptionArray = true;
+(testRule as Rule).meta = meta;
 
-stylelint.createPlugin(ruleName, testPlugin as Rule);
+stylelint.createPlugin(ruleName, testRule as Rule);
 
 messages.withNarrowedParam('should work');