crop

[krɒp]

/[krɒp]/ noun

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The verdict

“crop” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,215 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,215
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Feldfrucht, Getreide, Saat

Key facts for crop
PropertyValue
Headwordcrop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[krɒp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crop” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). crop lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for crop is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [krɒp]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,215 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for crop in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is crop, spelled C-R-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feldfrucht, Getreide, Saat
  2. 2
    Bebauung
  3. 3
    Ernte, Ertrag
  4. 4
    Ertrag, Ausbeute
  5. 5
    Menge, Haufen (Sachen oder Personen)
  6. 6
    Kropf (zoologisch: Vogel)
  7. 7
    Peitschenstock, Reitpeitsche, Gerte
  8. 8
    kurzer Haarschnitt, kurzgeschnittenes Haar

Synonyms

harvestcrawfirst stomage

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crop"?
"crop" is spelled C-R-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [krɒp].
What does "crop" mean?
As a noun, "crop" means: Feldfrucht, Getreide, Saat
How do you pronounce "crop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crop" is [krɒp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crop" come from?
"crop" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “crop”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-R-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [krɒp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list