topless

adj

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"topless" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“topless” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,205
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking a top.

Corpus desk

Index EN-topless · topless · English

topless · rank #18,205 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,205
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH thirteenth

Nearest frequency peer: thirteenth (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “topless”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “topless” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for topless
PropertyValue
Headwordtopless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,205
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “topless”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).toplesslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “thirteenth” (#18,204), “torment” (#18,206), “temperament” (#18,203). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “topless” is #18,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around topless, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,205 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for topless, with forms such as "otpless", "tolpess", and "topelss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From top + -less. The correct English form is topless, spelled T-O-P-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking a top.
  2. 2
    Very high; towering.
  3. 3
    Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up.
  4. 4
    Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how topless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The sight-seeing bus is topless to allow tourists a better view of the sights.
  2. Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,

Etymology

From top + -less.

This word in other languages

topless(Français)barbusig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otpless
  • tolpess
  • topelss
  • toples
  • toplless
  • toplses
  • toppless
  • tpoless
  • ttopless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of topless - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otpless2tolpess2topelss2toples1toplless1toplses2toppless1tpoless2
Edit distance from "topless"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "topless"?
"topless" is spelled T-O-P-L-E-S-S.
What does "topless" mean?
As an adjective, "topless" means: Lacking a top.
What are common misspellings of "topless"?
Common misspellings include "otpless", "tolpess", "topelss", "toples", "toplless". The correct spelling is "topless".
What is the origin of the word "topless"?
From top + -less. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "topless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

torment#18,206suction#18,197steamer#18,195spinner#18,194

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list