tope
/toʊp/noun
tope is spelled T-O-P-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tope means “A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tope is topes.
How many letters and syllables are in tope?
| Letters | 4: T-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tope?
Tope appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tope?
- US /toʊp/
- UK /təʊp/
Tope has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tope.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tope
Sounds like: taupe (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with tope?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tope from its last stressed vowel (/oʊp/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: poet, pote.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tope
- topes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- toping participle, present
- toped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.
- 2
IndiaA grove of trees.
- 3
A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.
- 4
IndiaobsoleteA cannon (weapon).
verb
- 1
archaicTo drink excessively; to get drunk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.