topique
\tɔ.pik\
The verdict
“topique” is uncommon French (frequency #54,301 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,301
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifie un médicament qu’on applique sur la partie malade.
Corpus desk
Index FR-topique · topique · French
topique · rank #54,301 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,301
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 164,488
- PHOTO-FINISH torses
Nearest frequency peer: torses (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “topique”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tomme
tomme
45,703 corpus weight
- Tongres
Tongres
45,702 corpus weight
- topique
topique
45,700 corpus weight
- torses
torses
45,699 corpus weight
- toucherai
toucherai
45,698 corpus weight
- tournesols
tournesols
45,697 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “topique” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | topique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tɔ.pik\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,301 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “topique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
topique is uncommon French at frequency #54,301 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tɔ.pik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
topique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is topique, spelled T-O-P-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie un médicament qu’on applique sur la partie malade.
- 2Qui se rapporte exactement à la chose dont il s’agit.
- 3Relatif aux topiques de Sigmund Freud.
This word in other languages
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "topique"?
What does "topique" mean?
How do you pronounce "topique"?
What language does "topique" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "topique", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.