topine
\tɔ.pin\
The verdict
“topine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jarre, marmite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-topine · topine · French
topine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | topine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɔ.pin\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « topine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
topine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ.pin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for topine in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is topine, spelled T-O-P-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Jarre, marmite.
- 2Topinambour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how topine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Après, c’étaient les boudins délicieux, les saucissons préparés avec soin (attention à l’assaisonnement), passés à la machine, mis en boyaux, attachés, tendus, séchés au plafond, avant d’être mis à la graisse dans des jarres appelées « topines ».
Célestin a saisi une « topine » de terre brune où trempe la caillette de veau. Il verse le tiers de son contenu dans une « coupe » de bois, le mélange à deux ou trois litres de lait et précipite le tout dans le chaudron. Son bras nu plongé dans le liquide, il remue la coupe plusieurs fois dans tous les sens. Puis il verse le restant de la « topine » et re…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.