droppen

[ˈdʁɔpn̩]

/[ˈdʁɔpn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“droppen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,826 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,826
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch das spezielle Fallenlassen eines neuen Golfballs diesen ins Spiel bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-droppen · droppen · German

droppen · rank #88,826 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,826
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drogerien

Nearest frequency peer: Drogerien (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „droppen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „droppen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for droppen
PropertyValue
Headworddroppen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʁɔpn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,826
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „droppen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).droppenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drogerien“ (#88,825), „Drachentöter“ (#88,824), „drölf“ (#88,828). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „droppen“ bei #88,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

droppen is uncommon German at frequency #88,826 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʁɔpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for droppen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is droppen, spelled D-R-O-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch das spezielle Fallenlassen eines neuen Golfballs diesen ins Spiel bringen
  2. 2
    eine gezielte Bemerkung in einem Gespräch machen
  3. 3
    etwas vortragen, meist mit einer hohen Professionalität
  4. 4
    ein Produkt (z.B. ein Album, eine Single) oder eine Produktlinie auf den Markt bringen, herausbringen
  5. 5
    den Support, Betrieb, die Produktion für etwas oder jemanden einstellen, nicht mehr länger supporten, unterstützen
  6. 6
    etwas in einem Spiel fallen lassen und verfügbar machen
  7. 7
    herabfallen, damit es eingesammelt werden kann

Synonyms

performendarbietenfallenlassen

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 "droppen"?
"droppen" is spelled D-R-O-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɔpn̩].
What does "droppen" mean?
As a verb, "droppen" means: durch das spezielle Fallenlassen eines neuen Golfballs diesen ins Spiel bringen
How do you pronounce "droppen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "droppen" is [ˈdʁɔpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "droppen" come from?
"droppen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list