Topp

[tɔp]

/[tɔp]/ noun

The verdict

“Topp” is uncommon German (frequency #50,108 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,108
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spitze eines Mastes

Corpus desk

Index DE-topp · Topp · German

Topp · rank #50,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,108
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tories

Nearest frequency peer: Tories (+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 „Topp“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Topp
PropertyValue
HeadwordTopp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɔp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Topp“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tories“ (#50,109), „tong“ (#50,106), „tous“ (#50,110). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Topp“ bei #50,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Topp is uncommon German at frequency #50,108 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spitze eines Mastes".

No misspelling variants are generated for Topp in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Topp, spelled T-O-P-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spitze eines Mastes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Beiderseits der Fahrrinne standen die Mannschaften, im Seilzug bewegten sich die Schiffe durch den Kanal, die Sonne schien, die Matrosen sangen, in den Topps wehte der Union Jack, es war ein festlicher Tag.“

Synonyms

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 "Topp"?
"Topp" is spelled T-O-P-P. The IPA pronunciation is [tɔp].
What does "Topp" mean?
As a noun, "Topp" means: Spitze eines Mastes
How do you pronounce "Topp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Topp" is [tɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Topp" come from?
"Topp" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list