topological
adjective
topological is spelled T-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, topological means “Of or relating to topology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in topological?
| Letters | 11: T-O-P-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is topological?
Topological appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 topological?
- US
Topological has 5 syllables (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)-Flame,_not_lame-topological.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does topological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to topology.
- 2
Equipped with a topology that is typically required to be compatible with the underlying structure in some way.
topological group
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Topological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to topology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | topologique |
| German | topologisch |
| Portuguese | topológico |
| Spanish | topológico |
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.
Where does topological come from?
From topology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).