diff --git a/stdlib/tkinter/__init__.pyi b/stdlib/tkinter/__init__.pyi
index 097f0034b..4733c31b5 100644
--- a/stdlib/tkinter/__init__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/tkinter/__init__.pyi
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ _Compound: TypeAlias = Literal["top", "left", "center", "right", "bottom", "none
 _Cursor: TypeAlias = str | tuple[str] | tuple[str, str] | tuple[str, str, str] | tuple[str, str, str, str]
 # example when it's sequence:  entry['invalidcommand'] = [entry.register(print), '%P']
 _EntryValidateCommand: TypeAlias = str | list[str] | tuple[str, ...] | Callable[[], bool]
-_GridIndex: TypeAlias = int | str
 _ImageSpec: TypeAlias = _Image | str  # str can be from e.g. tkinter.image_names()
 _Relief: TypeAlias = Literal["raised", "sunken", "flat", "ridge", "solid", "groove"]  # manual page: Tk_GetRelief
 _ScreenUnits: TypeAlias = str | float  # Often the right type instead of int. Manual page: Tk_GetPixels
@@ -262,16 +261,14 @@ class Event(Generic[_W_co]):
 
 def NoDefaultRoot() -> None: ...
 
-_TraceMode: TypeAlias = Literal["array", "read", "write", "unset"]
-
 class Variable:
     def __init__(self, master: Misc | None = None, value: Incomplete | None = None, name: str | None = None) -> None: ...
     def set(self, value) -> None: ...
     initialize = set
     def get(self): ...
-    def trace_add(self, mode: _TraceMode, callback: Callable[[str, str, str], object]) -> str: ...
-    def trace_remove(self, mode: _TraceMode, cbname: str) -> None: ...
-    def trace_info(self) -> list[tuple[tuple[_TraceMode, ...], str]]: ...
+    def trace_add(self, mode: Literal["array", "read", "write", "unset"], callback: Callable[[str, str, str], object]) -> str: ...
+    def trace_remove(self, mode: Literal["array", "read", "write", "unset"], cbname: str) -> None: ...
+    def trace_info(self) -> list[tuple[tuple[Literal["array", "read", "write", "unset"], ...], str]]: ...
     @deprecated("use trace_add() instead of trace()")
     def trace(self, mode, callback): ...
     @deprecated("use trace_add() instead of trace_variable()")
@@ -505,7 +502,7 @@ class Misc:
     bbox = grid_bbox
     def grid_columnconfigure(
         self,
-        index: _GridIndex | list[int] | tuple[int, ...],
+        index: int | str | list[int] | tuple[int, ...],
         cnf: _GridIndexInfo = {},
         *,
         minsize: _ScreenUnits = ...,
@@ -515,7 +512,7 @@ class Misc:
     ) -> _GridIndexInfo | Any: ...  # can be None but annoying to check
     def grid_rowconfigure(
         self,
-        index: _GridIndex | list[int] | tuple[int, ...],
+        index: int | str | list[int] | tuple[int, ...],
         cnf: _GridIndexInfo = {},
         *,
         minsize: _ScreenUnits = ...,
@@ -1851,8 +1848,6 @@ class Checkbutton(Widget):
     def select(self) -> None: ...
     def toggle(self) -> None: ...
 
-_EntryIndex: TypeAlias = str | int  # "INDICES" in manual page
-
 class Entry(Widget, XView):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -1944,19 +1939,19 @@ class Entry(Widget, XView):
     @overload
     def configure(self, cnf: str) -> tuple[str, str, str, Any, Any]: ...
     config = configure
-    def delete(self, first: _EntryIndex, last: _EntryIndex | None = None) -> None: ...
+    def delete(self, first: str | int, last: str | int | None = None) -> None: ...
     def get(self) -> str: ...
-    def icursor(self, index: _EntryIndex) -> None: ...
-    def index(self, index: _EntryIndex) -> int: ...
-    def insert(self, index: _EntryIndex, string: str) -> None: ...
+    def icursor(self, index: str | int) -> None: ...
+    def index(self, index: str | int) -> int: ...
+    def insert(self, index: str | int, string: str) -> None: ...
     def scan_mark(self, x) -> None: ...
     def scan_dragto(self, x) -> None: ...
-    def selection_adjust(self, index: _EntryIndex) -> None: ...
+    def selection_adjust(self, index: str | int) -> None: ...
     def selection_clear(self) -> None: ...  # type: ignore[override]
-    def selection_from(self, index: _EntryIndex) -> None: ...
+    def selection_from(self, index: str | int) -> None: ...
     def selection_present(self) -> bool: ...
-    def selection_range(self, start: _EntryIndex, end: _EntryIndex) -> None: ...
-    def selection_to(self, index: _EntryIndex) -> None: ...
+    def selection_range(self, start: str | int, end: str | int) -> None: ...
+    def selection_to(self, index: str | int) -> None: ...
     select_adjust = selection_adjust
     select_clear = selection_clear
     select_from = selection_from
@@ -3481,8 +3476,8 @@ class Spinbox(Widget, XView):
     def get(self) -> str: ...
     def icursor(self, index): ...
     def identify(self, x: int, y: int) -> Literal["", "buttondown", "buttonup", "entry"]: ...
-    def index(self, index: _EntryIndex) -> int: ...
-    def insert(self, index: _EntryIndex, s: str) -> Literal[""]: ...
+    def index(self, index: str | int) -> int: ...
+    def insert(self, index: str | int, s: str) -> Literal[""]: ...
     # spinbox.invoke("asdf") gives error mentioning .invoke("none"), but it's not documented
     def invoke(self, element: Literal["none", "buttonup", "buttondown"]) -> Literal[""]: ...
     def scan(self, *args): ...