Topas

[toˈpaːs]

/[toˈpaːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Topas” is an uncommon German word, ranked #70,883 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#70,883
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - klares bis in allen Farben vorkommendes Mineral, das als Schmuckstein verwendet wird

Key facts for Topas
PropertyValue
HeadwordTopas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[toˈpaːs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Topas” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Topas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Topas is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [toˈpaːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,883 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Topas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-O-P-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [toˈpaːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list