TopvsTypsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Top” and “Typs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,000
“Top” frequency rank
#16,303
“Typs” frequency rank
17303
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Top Typs
Definition leichtes, meistens ärmelloses, körpernah geschnittenes Oberteil Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Typ

Where the eye mixes Top and Typs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
Top
4 ch
Typs

Visual trap between Top and Typs

A purely visual mix-up. Top ([tɔp]) and Typs ([tyːps]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17303, 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]. Typs is at rank #16,303, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tyːps].

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 17303, this pair ranks #1,928,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Top vs Typs

Shared letters: pt. Private to "Top": o. Private to "Typs": sy.

"Top" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Typs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Typstpys · ttyps · typps · typss · tysp · tyyps · ytps

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Top" for "Typs" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([tɔp] versus [tyːps]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Top" or "Typs"?
"Top" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,000 in our German list, against #16,303 for "Typs". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Top" and "Typs" 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 "Typs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,928,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Top" and "Typs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tons vs Typs". 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 #1,928,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list