droppen
[ˈdʁɔpn̩]
The verdict
“droppen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,826 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,826
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch das spezielle Fallenlassen eines neuen Golfballs diesen ins Spiel bringen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | droppen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɔpn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #88,826 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “droppen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
droppen is uncommon German at frequency #88,826 among 45,632 “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
- 1durch das spezielle Fallenlassen eines neuen Golfballs diesen ins Spiel bringen
- 2eine gezielte Bemerkung in einem Gespräch machen
- 3etwas vortragen, meist mit einer hohen Professionalität
- 4ein Produkt (z.B. ein Album, eine Single) oder eine Produktlinie auf den Markt bringen, herausbringen
- 5den Support, Betrieb, die Produktion für etwas oder jemanden einstellen, nicht mehr länger supporten, unterstützen
- 6etwas in einem Spiel fallen lassen und verfügbar machen
- 7herabfallen, damit es eingesammelt werden kann
Synonyms
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.
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Using “droppen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-O-P-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.