topar
[t̪oˈpaɾ]
The verdict
“topar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,904 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,904
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tropezar una cosa con otra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-topar · topar · Spanish
topar · rank #53,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,904
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH tolerada
Nearest frequency peer: tolerada (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “topar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- tick
tick
46,101 corpus weight
- tolerada
tolerada
46,098 corpus weight
- topar
topar
46,097 corpus weight
- trajeran
trajeran
46,096 corpus weight
- transbordo
transbordo
46,095 corpus weight
- trasladen
trasladen
46,094 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “topar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | topar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪oˈpaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,904 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “topar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
topar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,904 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪oˈpaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for topar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is topar, spelled T-O-P-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tropezar una cosa con otra.
- 2Acercarce una cosa con otra de tal forma que mutuamente se impiden el paso o la localidad.
- 3Hallar cualquier cosa casualmente o sin solicitud.
- 4Hallar o encontrar lo que se andaba buscando.
- 5Consistir o descansar una cosa en otra.
- 6Embarazarse en algo por alguna dificultad.
- 7Entre los jugadores consentir o admitir en los envites que se hacen.
- 8Tropezar o reparar en algo advirtiendo alguna falla.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how topar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— ¡Oh! —replicó el cabrero—, aún no sé yo la mitad de los casos sucedidos a los amantes de Marcela, mas podría ser que mañana topásemos en el camino algún pastor que nos los dijese.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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