Which to use
“Top” and “topic” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,000
- “Top” frequency rank
- #26,648
- “topic” frequency rank
- 27648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Top | topic |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | leichtes, meistens ärmelloses, körpernah geschnittenes Oberteil | Gegenstand, Thema |
Where the eye mixes Top and topic
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Top vs topic
A purely visual mix-up. Top ([tɔp]) and topic ([ˈtɒpɪk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Top” sits inside “topic”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Top is recorded at frequency rank #1,000, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɔp]. topic is at rank #26,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɒpɪk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27648, this pair ranks #1,798,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Top vs topic
Shared letters: opt. Private to "Top": -. Private to "topic": ci.
"Top" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "topic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- topic ← otpic · toipc · topci · topicc · toppic · tpoic · ttopic
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Top" for "topic" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Top" vs "topic" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Top" and "topic" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Top" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "topic" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Top" and "topic" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tipico vs topic". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,798,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.