Which to use
“topé” is a verb and “topo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,331
- “topé” frequency rank
- #16,468
- “topo” frequency rank
- 52799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | topé | topo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de topar. | (Talpidae) Cualquiera de varias decenas de especies de mamíferos insectívoros, similares a los roedores, que habitan bajo tierra, cavando túneles como madrigueras y para su desplazamiento. |
Where the eye mixes topé and topo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: topé is [t̪oˈpe] while topo is [ˈt̪opo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “topé” becomes o in “topo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
topé is recorded at frequency rank #36,331, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈpe]. topo is at rank #16,468, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪opo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52799, this pair ranks #90,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of topé vs topo
Shared letters: opt. Private to "topé": é. Private to "topo": -.
"topé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "topo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- topo ← otpo · toop · toppo · tpoo · ttopo