# Topeka

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /təˈpikə/ · frequency rank #25,619

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.
2. A village in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois.
3. A town in Clearspring Township and Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
4. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, named after Topeka, Kansas.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Kansa tó ppí kʼé ([dopikʼɛ], literally “good place to dig potatoes”).

## Common misspellings (8)
`otpeka`, `toepka`, `topeak`, `topekka`, `topkea`, `toppeka`, `tpoeka`, `ttopeka`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/topeka