Which to use
“tropft” and “trotzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,372
- “tropft” frequency rank
- #40,898
- “trotzt” frequency rank
- 70270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tropft | trotzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tropfen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trotzen |
Where the eye mixes tropft and trotzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tropft and trotzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tropft with trotzt
A purely visual mix-up. tropft ([tʁɔp͡ft]) and trotzt ([tʁɔt͡st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tropft is recorded at frequency rank #29,372, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁɔp͡ft]. trotzt is at rank #40,898, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʁɔt͡st].
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 70270, this pair ranks #451,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tropft vs trotzt
Shared letters: ort. Private to "tropft": fp. Private to "trotzt": z.
"tropft" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "trotzt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tropft" and "trotzt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tropft" or "trotzt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tropft" and "trotzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tropft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trotzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #451,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tropft" and "trotzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tretet vs trotzt". 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 #451,390 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.