diff --git a/backend/aethel_db/views/list.py b/backend/aethel_db/views/list.py
index 9d60573..f680736 100644
--- a/backend/aethel_db/views/list.py
+++ b/backend/aethel_db/views/list.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from aethel_db.models import dataset
 
 from aethel.frontend import LexicalPhrase
-from aethel.mill.types import type_prefix
+from aethel.mill.types import type_prefix, Type, type_repr
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class AethelListPhrase:
 @dataclass
 class AethelListResult:
     phrase: AethelListPhrase
+    display_type: str
     type: str
     sampleCount: int = 0
     # Counter for the number of samples that contain this item.
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class AethelListResult:
     def serialize(self):
         return {
             "phrase": asdict(self.phrase),
+            "displayType": self.display_type,
             "type": self.type,
             "sampleCount": len(self._sample_names),
         }
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class AethelListResponse:
     error: str | None = None
 
     def get_or_create_result(
-        self, phrase: LexicalPhrase, type: str
+        self, phrase: LexicalPhrase, type: Type
     ) -> AethelListResult:
         """
         Return an existing result with the same lemma, word, and type, or create a new one if it doesn't exist.
@@ -60,12 +62,22 @@ def get_or_create_result(
         ]
         new_phrase = AethelListPhrase(items=items)
 
+        # type_repr: parenthesised notation, used for frontend.
+        display_type = type_repr(type)
+        # type_prefix: space-separated notation, used to find sample data.
+        type = type_prefix(type)
+
         # Construct a unique 'key' for every combination of word, lemma and type, so we can group samples.
         key_word = tuple(item.word for item in phrase.items)
         key_lemma = tuple(item.lemma for item in phrase.items)
         key = (key_word, key_lemma, type)
 
-        new_result = AethelListResult(phrase=new_phrase, type=type, sampleCount=0)
+        new_result = AethelListResult(
+            phrase=new_phrase,
+            display_type=display_type,
+            type=type,
+            sampleCount=0,
+        )
         return self.results.setdefault(key, new_result)
 
     def json_response(self) -> JsonResponse:
@@ -100,7 +112,8 @@ def get(self, request: HttpRequest) -> JsonResponse:
 
                 result = response_object.get_or_create_result(
                     # type_prefix returns a string representation of the type, with spaces between the elements.
-                    phrase=phrase, type=type_prefix(phrase.type)
+                    phrase=phrase,
+                    type=phrase.type,
                 )
 
                 result._sample_names.add(sample.name)
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/aethel/aethel.component.html b/frontend/src/app/aethel/aethel.component.html
index 26df168..2773116 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/aethel/aethel.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/aethel/aethel.component.html
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ <h2 class="title is-2" i18n>Æthel</h2>
                 </td>
                 <td>{{ combineWord(row) }}</td>
                 <td>{{ combineLemma(row) }}</td>
-                <td [innerHTML]="row.type | proof"></td>
+                <td [innerHTML]="row.displayType | proof"></td>
                 <td>{{ row.sampleCount }}</td>
             </tr>
         </ng-template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/aethel/sample-details/sample-data.component.spec.ts b/frontend/src/app/aethel/sample-details/sample-data.component.spec.ts
index 95595e9..1449392 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/aethel/sample-details/sample-data.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/aethel/sample-details/sample-data.component.spec.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ describe("SampleDataComponent", () => {
             },
             sampleCount: 0,
             type: "test",
+            displayType: "Test",
         };
         const mockResponse: AethelSampleDataReturn = {
             results: [],
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/types.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/types.ts
index 28204f7..c547915 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/types.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export interface AethelListPhrase {
 export interface AethelListResult {
     phrase: AethelListPhrase
     type: string;
+    displayType: string;
     sampleCount: number;
 }