tope

noun

The verdict

“tope” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,241 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,241
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - choque

Corpus desk

Index PT-tope · tope · Portuguese

tope · rank #69,241 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,241
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tranquilizante

Nearest frequency peer: tranquilizante (+5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “tope”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “tope” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tope
PropertyValue
Headwordtope
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,241
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tope” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.topecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tranquilizante” (#69,246), “treliça” (#69,251), “talher” (#69,224). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tope” fica em #69,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tope is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,241 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tope, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Portuguese form is tope, spelled T-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    choque
  2. 2
    encontro
  3. 3
    parte mais elevada, cimo
  4. 4
    parte superior do mastro
  5. 5
    dificuldade, obstáculo que não permite continuar
  6. 6
    laço de gravata
  7. 7
    roupa de tamanho variável que cobre a faixa do peito, os seios, indo-se até não mais que a cintura

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Curso de Moda: Uma história de paetês, rendas e babados.
  2. Segredo Oculto em Águas Turvas

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tope"?
"tope" is spelled T-O-P-E.
What does "tope" mean?
As a noun, "tope" means: choque
What language does "tope" come from?
"tope" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list