Topas

[toˈpaːs]

/[toˈpaːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Topas” is uncommon German (frequency #70,883 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,883
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - klares bis in allen Farben vorkommendes Mineral, das als Schmuckstein verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-topas · Topas · German

Topas · rank #70,883 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,883
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Toxikologie

Nearest frequency peer: Toxikologie (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Topas“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Topas“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Topas
PropertyValue
HeadwordTopas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[toˈpaːs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Topas“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Topasfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Toxikologie“ (#70,884), „titelt“ (#70,881), „tiefgreifend“ (#70,878). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Topas“ bei #70,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Topas is uncommon German at frequency #70,883 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [toˈpaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "klares bis in allen Farben vorkommendes Mineral, das als Schmuckstein verwendet wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Topas in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Topas, spelled T-O-P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    klares bis in allen Farben vorkommendes Mineral, das als Schmuckstein verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Topas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Um den Hals trug sie eine schlichte goldene Gliederkette, am Ringfinger einen großen Topas.“

Synonyms

SchneckensteinSchneckentopasSächsischer Diamant

This word in other languages

topaz(English)topaze(Français)topázio(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Topas"?
"Topas" is spelled T-O-P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [toˈpaːs].
What does "Topas" mean?
As a noun, "Topas" means: klares bis in allen Farben vorkommendes Mineral, das als Schmuckstein verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Topas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Topas" is [toˈpaːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Topas" come from?
"Topas" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Topas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tulsa#70,896Sozen#70,818Wilna#71,003rubio#70,738

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list