# topple

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈtɑpl̩/ · frequency rank #31,007

## Definitions
1. To push or throw over.
2. To overturn.
3. To overthrow something.
4. To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so.

## Etymology
From top + -le (frequentative verb suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **triple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topple-vs-triple)
- **temple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/temple-vs-topple)
- **topper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topper-vs-topple)
- **toggle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toggle-vs-topple)

## Common misspellings (7)
`otpple`, `tople`, `toplpe`, `toppel`, `topplle`, `tpople`, `ttopple`

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