topper

adv

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The verdict

“topper” is uncommon German (frequency #59,246 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,246
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerade dann, dann

Corpus desk

Index DE-topper · topper · German

topper · rank #59,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,246
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Topografie

Nearest frequency peer: Topografie (-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 „topper“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for topper
PropertyValue
Headwordtopper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „topper“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).topperfällt 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: „Topografie“ (#59,245), „Torschüsse“ (#59,247), „Touristin“ (#59,248). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „topper“ bei #59,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

topper is uncommon German at frequency #59,246 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

topper has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is topper, spelled T-O-P-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    gerade dann, dann
  2. 2
    in diesem Fall, dann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „namque nullum peius macerat humanum / quamde mare saevom: vires cui sunt magnae / topper confringent inportunae undae“ (Andr. 18,1–3)
  2. „topper citi ad aedis venimus Circae“ (Andr. poet. 24)

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 "topper"?
"topper" is spelled T-O-P-P-E-R.
What does "topper" mean?
As an adverb, "topper" means: gerade dann, dann
What language does "topper" come from?
"topper" 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 "topper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tricky#59,253Septum#59,178Senate#59,175selbes#59,174

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list