topic

[ˈtɒpɪk]

/[ˈtɒpɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“topic” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,648
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand, Thema

Corpus desk

Index DE-topic · topic · German

topic · rank #26,648 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,648
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Traube

Nearest frequency peer: Traube (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „topic“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „topic“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

topic vs tops
60% similar
topic vs Tori
40% similar
topic vs Top
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for topic
PropertyValue
Headwordtopic
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɒpɪk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,648
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „topic“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.topicliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Traube“ (#26,649), „Titelbild“ (#26,646), „Tiefgang“ (#26,645). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „topic“ bei #26,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around topic (IPA [ˈtɒpɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,648 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gegenstand, Thema".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for topic, with forms such as "otpic", "toipc", and "topci". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "tops", "Tori", "Top", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is topic, spelled T-O-P-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstand, Thema

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „While associated ISO standards are not easily available publicly, a guide from other sources for this topic may serve the purpose. David Berger has provided several principles of document writing, regarding the terms used, procedure numbering and even lengths of sentences, etc.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otpic
  • toipc
  • topci
  • topicc
  • toppic
  • tpoic
  • ttopic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of topic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otpic2toipc2topci2topicc1toppic1tpoic2ttopic1
Edit distance from "topic"

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 "topic"?
"topic" is spelled T-O-P-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɒpɪk].
What does "topic" mean?
As a noun, "topic" means: Gegenstand, Thema
What words are commonly confused with "topic"?
"topic" is commonly confused with "tops", "Tori", "Top". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "topic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "topic" is [ˈtɒpɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "topic" come from?
"topic" 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 "topic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sleep#26,614zenit#26,708Nudel#26,557amour#26,741

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

oberer7 variantsminor7 variantsMalik7 variantsbloom7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list