Which to use
“topic” and “topo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,609
- “topic” frequency rank
- #27,265
- “topo” frequency rank
- 45874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | topic | topo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fil de discussion sur un forum internet ; suite de messages consécutifs autour d'un sujet donné regroupés grâce à une interface qui en facilite la lecture. | Guide papier utilisé par les grimpeurs pour trouver l’emplacement des voies d’escalade sur les falaises et en montagne. |
Where the eye mixes topic and topo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: topic vs topo
A purely visual mix-up. topic (\tɔ.pik\) and topo (\to.po\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
topic is recorded at frequency rank #18,609, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.pik\. topo is at rank #27,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced \to.po\.
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 45874, this pair ranks #199,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of topic vs topo
Shared letters: opt. Private to "topic": ci. Private to "topo": -.
"topic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "topo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "topic" and "topo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "topic" or "topo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "topic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "topo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "topic" and "topo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "todo vs topo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #199,369 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.