vscode intellisense errors on the same type definition in some files, but not others

const exampleType = type({
  email: "string.email",
});

Type '"string.email"' is not assignable to type '"'string' must reference a module to be accessed using dot syntax "'.
The expected type comes from property 'email' which is declared here on type 'validateObjectLiteral<{ readonly email: "string.email"; }, {}, bindThis<{ readonly email: "string.email"; }>>'