diff --git a/src/constructs/anchors.ts b/src/constructs/anchors.ts
index 6d61f42..4d8b8d1 100644
--- a/src/constructs/anchors.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/anchors.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 import type { EncodedRegex } from '../types';
 
 export const startOfString: EncodedRegex = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '^',
 };
 
 export const endOfString: EncodedRegex = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '$',
 };
 
 export const wordBoundary: EncodedRegex = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '\\b',
 };
 
 export const nonWordBoundary: EncodedRegex = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '\\B',
 };
 
diff --git a/src/constructs/capture.ts b/src/constructs/capture.ts
index 3814866..c285e9a 100644
--- a/src/constructs/capture.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/capture.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ export function capture(sequence: RegexSequence, options?: CaptureOptions): Enco
   const name = options?.name;
   if (name) {
     return {
-      precedence: 'atom',
+      type: 'atom',
       pattern: `(?<${name}>${encode(sequence).pattern})`,
     };
   }
 
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern: `(${encode(sequence).pattern})`,
   };
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function capture(sequence: RegexSequence, options?: CaptureOptions): Enco
  */
 export function ref(name: string): Reference {
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern: `\\k<${name}>`,
     name,
   };
diff --git a/src/constructs/char-class.ts b/src/constructs/char-class.ts
index 5724503..f6d5ec6 100644
--- a/src/constructs/char-class.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/char-class.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function encodeCharClass(
   if (pattern === '[^-]') pattern = '[\\^-]';
 
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/constructs/char-escape.ts b/src/constructs/char-escape.ts
index 77aa2cb..2fc9c22 100644
--- a/src/constructs/char-escape.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/char-escape.ts
@@ -5,42 +5,42 @@ import type { CharacterEscape, EncodedRegex } from '../types';
  * Specifically this one is NOT a character escape.
  */
 export const any: EncodedRegex = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '.',
 };
 
 export const digit: CharacterEscape = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '\\d',
   chars: ['\\d'],
 };
 
 export const nonDigit: CharacterEscape = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '\\D',
   chars: ['\\D'],
 };
 
 export const word: CharacterEscape = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '\\w',
   chars: ['\\w'],
 };
 
 export const nonWord: CharacterEscape = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '\\W',
   chars: ['\\W'],
 };
 
 export const whitespace: CharacterEscape = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '\\s',
   chars: ['\\s'],
 };
 
 export const nonWhitespace: CharacterEscape = {
-  precedence: 'atom',
+  type: 'atom',
   pattern: '\\S',
   chars: ['\\S'],
 };
diff --git a/src/constructs/choice-of.ts b/src/constructs/choice-of.ts
index a899c94..271a2ec 100644
--- a/src/constructs/choice-of.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/choice-of.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function choiceOf(...alternatives: RegexSequence[]): EncodedRegex {
   }
 
   return {
-    precedence: 'disjunction',
+    type: 'disjunction',
     pattern: encodedAlternatives.map((n) => n.pattern).join('|'),
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/constructs/lookahead.ts b/src/constructs/lookahead.ts
index 6180033..2233bec 100644
--- a/src/constructs/lookahead.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/lookahead.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type { EncodedRegex, RegexSequence } from '../types';
  */
 export function lookahead(sequence: RegexSequence): EncodedRegex {
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern: `(?=${encode(sequence).pattern})`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/constructs/lookbehind.ts b/src/constructs/lookbehind.ts
index 9187bed..223783c 100644
--- a/src/constructs/lookbehind.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/lookbehind.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type { EncodedRegex, RegexSequence } from '../types';
  */
 export function lookbehind(sequence: RegexSequence): EncodedRegex {
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern: `(?<=${encode(sequence).pattern})`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/constructs/negative-lookahead.ts b/src/constructs/negative-lookahead.ts
index 5694ca6..51d3d33 100644
--- a/src/constructs/negative-lookahead.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/negative-lookahead.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type { EncodedRegex, RegexSequence } from '../types';
  */
 export function negativeLookahead(sequence: RegexSequence): EncodedRegex {
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern: `(?!${encode(sequence).pattern})`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/constructs/negative-lookbehind.ts b/src/constructs/negative-lookbehind.ts
index b0264f3..5955be8 100644
--- a/src/constructs/negative-lookbehind.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/negative-lookbehind.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type { EncodedRegex, RegexSequence } from '../types';
  */
 export function negativeLookbehind(sequence: RegexSequence): EncodedRegex {
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern: `(?<!${encode(sequence).pattern})`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/constructs/quantifiers.ts b/src/constructs/quantifiers.ts
index 70e0869..1033b5f 100644
--- a/src/constructs/quantifiers.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/quantifiers.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface QuantifierOptions {
 export function zeroOrMore(sequence: RegexSequence, options?: QuantifierOptions): EncodedRegex {
   const elements = ensureElements(sequence);
   return {
-    precedence: 'sequence',
+    type: 'sequence',
     pattern: `${encodeAtomic(elements)}*${options?.greedy === false ? '?' : ''}`,
   };
 }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function zeroOrMore(sequence: RegexSequence, options?: QuantifierOptions)
 export function oneOrMore(sequence: RegexSequence, options?: QuantifierOptions): EncodedRegex {
   const elements = ensureElements(sequence);
   return {
-    precedence: 'sequence',
+    type: 'sequence',
     pattern: `${encodeAtomic(elements)}+${options?.greedy === false ? '?' : ''}`,
   };
 }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function oneOrMore(sequence: RegexSequence, options?: QuantifierOptions):
 export function optional(sequence: RegexSequence, options?: QuantifierOptions): EncodedRegex {
   const elements = ensureElements(sequence);
   return {
-    precedence: 'sequence',
+    type: 'sequence',
     pattern: `${encodeAtomic(elements)}?${options?.greedy === false ? '?' : ''}`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/constructs/repeat.ts b/src/constructs/repeat.ts
index ddb42e3..91e93b6 100644
--- a/src/constructs/repeat.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/repeat.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ export function repeat(sequence: RegexSequence, options: RepeatOptions): Encoded
 
   if (typeof options === 'number') {
     return {
-      precedence: 'sequence',
+      type: 'sequence',
       pattern: `${encodeAtomic(elements)}{${options}}`,
     };
   }
 
   return {
-    precedence: 'sequence',
+    type: 'sequence',
     pattern: `${encodeAtomic(elements)}{${options.min},${options?.max ?? ''}}${
       options.greedy === false ? '?' : ''
     }`,
diff --git a/src/constructs/unicode.ts b/src/constructs/unicode.ts
index c3874ea..c4f325c 100644
--- a/src/constructs/unicode.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/unicode.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function unicodeChar(codePoint: number): CharacterEscape {
       : `\\u{${codePoint.toString(16)}}`; // 1-6 digit hex (requires unicode-aware mode)
 
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern: escape,
     chars: [escape],
   };
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function unicodeProperty(property: string, value?: string): CharacterEsca
   const escape = `\\p{${property}${value ? `=${value}` : ''}}`;
 
   return {
-    precedence: 'atom',
+    type: 'atom',
     pattern: escape,
     chars: [escape],
   };
diff --git a/src/encoder.ts b/src/encoder.ts
index c2aaeda..57d20b7 100644
--- a/src/encoder.ts
+++ b/src/encoder.ts
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ export function encode(sequence: RegexSequence): EncodedRegex {
   }
 
   return {
-    precedence: 'sequence',
-    pattern: encoded
-      .map((n) => (n.precedence === 'disjunction' ? encodeAtomic(n) : n.pattern))
-      .join(''),
+    type: 'sequence',
+    pattern: encoded.map((n) => (n.type === 'disjunction' ? encodeAtomic(n) : n.pattern)).join(''),
   };
 }
 
 export function encodeAtomic(sequence: RegexSequence): string {
   const encoded = encode(sequence);
-  return encoded.precedence === 'atom' ? encoded.pattern : `(?:${encoded.pattern})`;
+  return encoded.type === 'atom' ? encoded.pattern : `(?:${encoded.pattern})`;
 }
 
 function encodeElement(element: RegexElement): EncodedRegex {
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ function encodeText(text: string): EncodedRegex {
 
   return {
     // Optimize for single character case
-    precedence: text.length === 1 ? 'atom' : 'sequence',
+    type: text.length === 1 ? 'atom' : 'sequence',
     pattern: escapeText(text),
   };
 }
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ function encodeRegExp(regexp: RegExp): EncodedRegex {
 
   return {
     // Encode at safe precedence
-    precedence: isAtomicPattern(pattern) ? 'atom' : 'disjunction',
+    type: isAtomicPattern(pattern) ? 'atom' : 'disjunction',
     pattern,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f6fd401..c24b247 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ export type RegexConstruct = EncodedRegex | LazyEncodableRegex;
  * Encoded regex pattern with information about its type (atom, sequence)
  */
 export interface EncodedRegex {
-  precedence: EncodePrecedence;
+  type: RegexType;
   pattern: string;
 }
 
-export type EncodePrecedence = 'atom' | 'sequence' | 'disjunction';
+export type RegexType = 'atom' | 'sequence' | 'disjunction';
 
 export interface CharacterEscape extends EncodedRegex {
   // `CharacterClass` compatibility