dröppeln
[ˈdʁœpl̩n]
The verdict
“dröppeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tropfen, tröpfeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-droppeln · dröppeln · German
dröppeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dröppeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʁœpl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dröppeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dröppeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʁœpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dröppeln, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dröppeln, spelled D-R-Ö-P-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1tropfen, tröpfeln
- 2in normalgroßen Tropfen regnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dröppeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man kann sie zudrehen, wie man will: Sie ist eine echte Schönheit aus dem Bergischen Land und ebenso stur, und so dröppelt sie nach jedem Ausschenken Tropfen für Tropfen Kaffee auf die vorsichtshalber bereitgestellte Untertasse.“
„Jetzt hab ick 'ne Badestube gekriegt. In de Badewanne wird's Bett gemacht, der Hahn, der dröppelt die ganze Nacht.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.