on top of
"on-top-of" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“on top of” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atop.
Corpus desk
Index EN-on-top-of · on top of · English
on top of · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | on top of |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “on top of” in English
Rare enough to double-check
on top of is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
on top of has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is on top of, spelled O-N- -T-O-P- -O-F.
Definition
- 1Atop.
- 2Very close to, in any orientation or in time.
- 3In addition to something else.
- 4Fully informed about, and in control of, something; up to speed with.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how on top of appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There's a house on top of the mountain.
Living on top of one another in a refugee camp is stressful.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.