# theology vs topology

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### theology
*noun · IPA /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #8,098*
The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.

### topology
*noun · IPA /təˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #22,530*
The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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