topographie

\tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fi\

/\tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fi\/ noun

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The verdict

“topographie” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,301
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Technique ayant pour objet l’exécution, l’exploitation et le contrôle des observations concernant l’identification, la position planimétrique et altimétrique, la forme et les dimensions des élément...

Corpus desk

Index FR-topographie · topographie · French

topographie · rank #20,301 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,301
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tonneaux

Nearest frequency peer: tonneaux (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « topographie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « topographie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

topographie vs typographie
91% similar
topographie vs topographique
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for topographie
PropertyValue
Headwordtopographie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fi\
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,301
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « topographie »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.topographiese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tonneaux » (#20,300), « touchera » (#20,302), « titans » (#20,299). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « topographie » est au #20,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around topographie (IPA \tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,301 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for topographie, with forms such as "otpographie", "toopgraphie", and "topgoraphie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "typographie", "topographique", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is topographie, spelled T-O-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Technique ayant pour objet l’exécution, l’exploitation et le contrôle des observations concernant l’identification, la position planimétrique et altimétrique, la forme et les dimensions des éléments concrets, fixes et durables existant à la surface du sol à un moment donné.
  2. 2
    Représentation graphique d'un terrain, d'une portion de territoire, avec l’indication de son relief.
  3. 3
    Forme et relief du terrain.
  4. 4
    Cartographie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how topographie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La topographie nécessite l’emploi d’outils tels que le niveau de chantier, le théodolite ou le tachéomètre qui permettent de mesurer les angles horizontaux et verticaux, ainsi que les distances.
  2. Cette carte avec les courbes de niveau permet de visualiser la topographie du terrain.

This word in other languages

topography(English)topografía(Español)topografia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otpographie
  • toopgraphie
  • topgoraphie
  • topogarphie
  • topoggraphie
  • topograhpie
  • topographei
  • topographhie
  • topograpihe
  • topograpphie
  • topogrpahie
  • topogrraphie
  • toporgaphie
  • toppographie
  • tpoographie
  • ttopographie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of topographie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otpographie2toopgraphie2topgoraphie2topogarphie2topoggraphie1topograhpie2topographei2topographhie1
Edit distance from "topographie"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "topographie"?
"topographie" is spelled T-O-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fi\.
What does "topographie" mean?
As a noun, "topographie" means: Technique ayant pour objet l’exécution, l’exploitation et le contrôle des observations concernant l’identification, la position planimétrique et altimétrique, la forme et les dimensions des élément...
What words are commonly confused with "topographie"?
"topographie" is commonly confused with "typographie", "topographique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "topographie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "topographie" is \tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "topographie" come from?
"topographie" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "topographie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

réinventer16 variantsreprochent16 variantscentristes16 variantscommençaient16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list