diff --git a/docs/scarpet/api/Overview.md b/docs/scarpet/api/Overview.md
index efdb6b6b..e4979462 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/api/Overview.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/api/Overview.md
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ baz(entities) -> // same thing
  ```
 
 It works similarly to the auto command, but arguments get their inferred types based on the argument
-names, looking at the full name, or the suffix after the last `_` that indicates the variable type. For instance, variable named `float` will
+names, looking at the full name, or any suffix when splitting on `_` that indicates the variable type. For instance, variable named `float` will
 be parsed as a floating point number, but it can be named `'first_float'` or `'other_float'` as well. Any variable that is not
 supported, will be parsed as a `'string'` type. 
 
@@ -253,8 +253,14 @@ and less frequently used features, like forks and redirects, used pretty much on
 
 ### Command argument types
 
-There are several default argument types that can be used directly without specifying custom types. Each argument can be 
-customized in the `'arguments'` section of the app config, specifying its base type, via `'type'` that needs
+Argument types differ from actual argument names that the types are the suffixes of the used argument names, when separated with 
+`'_'` symbol. For example argument name `'from_pos'` will be interpreted as a built-in type `'int'` and provided to the command system
+as a name `'from_pos'`, however if you define a custom type `'from_pos'`, your custom type will be used instead. 
+Longer suffixes take priority over shorter prefixes, then user defined suffixes mask build-in prefixes.
+
+There are several default argument types that can be used directly without specifying custom types. 
+
+Each argument can be customized in the `'arguments'` section of the app config, specifying its base type, via `'type'` that needs
 to match any of the built-in types, with a series of optional modifiers. Shared modifiers include:
   * `suggest` - static list of suggestions to show above the command while typing
   * `suggester` - function taking one map argument, indicating current state of attributes in the parsed command
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/command/CommandArgument.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/command/CommandArgument.java
index 1bb705b7..1a406c3c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/command/CommandArgument.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/command/CommandArgument.java
@@ -269,10 +269,16 @@ public abstract class CommandArgument
     public static CommandArgument getTypeForArgument(String argument, CarpetScriptHost host)
     {
         String[] components = argument.split("_");
-        String suffix = components[components.length-1];
-        CommandArgument arg =  host.appArgTypes.get(suffix);
-        if (arg != null) return arg;
-        return builtIns.getOrDefault(suffix, DEFAULT);
+        CommandArgument arg;
+        for (int i = 0; i < components.length; i++)
+        {
+            String candidate = String.join("_", Arrays.asList(components).subList(i, components.length));
+            arg = host.appArgTypes.get(candidate);
+            if (arg != null) return arg;
+            arg = builtIns.get(candidate);
+            if (arg != null) return arg;
+        }
+        return DEFAULT;
     }
 
     public static RequiredArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource, ?> argumentNode(String param, CarpetScriptHost host) throws CommandSyntaxException