Topos
German, noun/ˈtɔpɔs/
Topos is spelled T-O-P-O-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 60,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Topos is a German masculine noun meaning “topos (literary theme or motif)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “feststehendes, durchgängiges Schema/Argumentationsmuster/Bild/Motiv oder Ähnliches”.
What does Topos mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneutertopos (literary theme or motif)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feststehendes, durchgängiges Schema/Argumentationsmuster/Bild/Motiv oder Ähnliches
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Topos
- Topoi plural
- Topen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Topos?
- /ˈtɔpɔs/
- /ˈtoːpɔs/
- [ˈtɔpɔs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Topos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Topos in German?
Topos appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).