topa

/[ˈt̪opa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,810

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

topa is aSpanishnoun. It means: Motón de driza con que se izaban o subían las velas de las galeras. Pronounced [ˈt̪opa]. Often confused with tos and tor.

Key facts for topa
PropertyValue
Headwordtopa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪opa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,810
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of topa in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for topa is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪opa]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,810 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for topa, with forms such as "toap", "toppa", and "tpoa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tos", "tor", "toy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is topa, spelled T-O-P-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Motón de driza con que se izaban o subían las velas de las galeras.
  2. 2
    Balsa (árbol).
  3. 3
    Encuentro de dos cortadores de café que vienen en direcciones opuestas por el mismo surco.
  4. 4
    Bocacalle.
  5. 5
    Inflamación de las glándulas parótidas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: toap,toppa,tpoa,ttopa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for topa

Misspelling Variants of "topa"

toap4toppa5tpoa4ttopa5
Misspelling Variants of "topa"

Frequency rank: #34,810 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "topa"?
"topa" is spelled T-O-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪opa].
What does "topa" mean?
As a noun, "topa" means: Motón de driza con que se izaban o subían las velas de las galeras.
What words are commonly confused with "topa"?
"topa" is commonly confused with "tos", "tor", "toy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "topa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "topa" is [ˈt̪opa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "topa" come from?
"topa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.