Topher
"topher" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Topher” is uncommon English (frequency #68,699 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,699
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name, a shortened form of Christopher.
Corpus desk
Index EN-topher · Topher · English
Topher · rank #68,699 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,699
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH toph
Nearest frequency peer: toph (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Topher”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- tomoe
tomoe
31,305 corpus weight
- toph
toph
31,303 corpus weight
- Topher
Topher
31,302 corpus weight
- topically
topically
31,301 corpus weight
- Townley
Townley
31,299 corpus weight
- tramping
tramping
31,297 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Topher” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Topher |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,699 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Topher” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Topher is uncommon English at frequency #68,699 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name, a shortened form of Christopher.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Topher in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of Christopher. The correct English form is Topher, spelled T-O-P-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1A male given name, a shortened form of Christopher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Topher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No Carl, but there was Jan Teverer - the Christian lady - and Mike, the father of the three-year-old IVF triplets - Taylor, Topher and Talullah. ('I hate them all, just by name,' said Amy, a grave judge of anything trendy. […]'
Etymology
Clipping of Christopher.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).