Kropf

[kʁɔp͡f]

/[kʁɔp͡f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kropf” is uncommon German (frequency #52,219 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,219
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - krankhafte Verdickung der Schilddrüse beim Menschen

Key facts for Kropf
PropertyValue
HeadwordKropf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁɔp͡f]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kropf” 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). Kropf lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kropf is uncommon German at frequency #52,219 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kropf in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kropf, spelled K-R-O-P-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    krankhafte Verdickung der Schilddrüse beim Menschen
  2. 2
    drüsenreiche Ausstülpung der Speiseröhre zur Vorverdauung der Nahrung
  3. 3
    Teil des Vorderdarms vor dem Kaumagen zum Aufsaugen der Nahrung
  4. 4
    durch Bakterien hervorgerufene Wucherungen an Pflanzen, zum Beispiel am Kohl

Synonyms

StrumaVormagenIngluvies

This word in other languages

goitre(English)bocio(Español)goitre(Français)

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 "Kropf"?
"Kropf" is spelled K-R-O-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɔp͡f].
What does "Kropf" mean?
As a noun, "Kropf" means: krankhafte Verdickung der Schilddrüse beim Menschen
How do you pronounce "Kropf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kropf" is [kʁɔp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kropf" come from?
"Kropf" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Kropf”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-O-P-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kʁɔp͡f] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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