topping
top·ping/ˈtɑpɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
topping is spelled T-O-P-P-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (top·ping). It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, topping means “Wonderful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in topping?
| Letters | 7: T-O-P-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: top·ping |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is topping?
Topping appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 topping?
- US /ˈtɑpɪŋ/
- UK /ˈtɒpɪŋ/
Topping has 2 syllables, split top·ping in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-topping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with topping?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as topping from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of topping
- more topping comparative
- most topping superlative
- toppings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does topping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKdatedinformalWonderful.
- 2
archaicAssuming superiority; proud.
noun
- 1
Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
Pepperoni and mushrooms are common pizza toppings.
- 2
The act of cutting off the top of something.
- 3
The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
- 4
Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
- 5
The tail of an artificial fly.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of top
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Topping in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense food on top:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couverture |
| German | Garnierung, Topping |
| Spanish | guarnición, aderezo, topping (topin), cobertura |
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 topping come from?
From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).