Topos
[ˈtɔpɔs]
The verdict
“Topos” is uncommon German (frequency #61,106 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,106
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - feststehendes, durchgängiges Schema/Argumentationsmuster/Bild/Motiv oder Ähnliches
Corpus desk
Index DE-topos · Topos · German
Topos · rank #61,106 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,106
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 35,386
- PHOTO-FINISH tos
Nearest frequency peer: tos (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Topos”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Toner
Toner
38,898 corpus weight
- tonner
tonner
38,897 corpus weight
- Topos
Topos
38,895 corpus weight
- tos
tos
38,894 corpus weight
- Traumtor
Traumtor
38,892 corpus weight
- traveller
traveller
38,891 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Topos” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Topos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔpɔs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #61,106 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Topos” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Topos is uncommon German at frequency #61,106 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔpɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feststehendes, durchgängiges Schema/Argumentationsmuster/Bild/Motiv oder Ähnliches".
No misspelling variants are generated for Topos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Topos, spelled T-O-P-O-S.
Definition
- 1feststehendes, durchgängiges Schema/Argumentationsmuster/Bild/Motiv oder Ähnliches
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.