# topography

> English word · Noun · IPA /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/ · frequency rank #20,250

## Definitions
1. A precise description of a place.
2. A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.
3. The features themselves.
4. The surveying of the features.
5. A figurative landscape; a structure of interrelated ideas, etc.

## Etymology
First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

## Easily confused with
- **typography** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topography-vs-typography)
- **tomography** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomography-vs-topography)

## Common misspellings (16)
`otpography`, `toopgraphy`, `topgoraphy`, `topogarphy`, `topoggraphy`, `topograhpy`, `topographhy`, `topographyy`, `topograpphy`, `topograpyh`, `topogrpahy`, `topogrraphy`, `toporgaphy`, `toppography`, `tpoography`, `ttopography`

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