kropp
[krɔp]
The verdict
“kropp” is uncommon German (frequency #67,409 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,409
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - räumliches Gesamt eines Lebewesens (das trotz Veränderungen bei Wachstum, Masse- oder Gewichtsveränderung, Bewegung sowie eine Zeit lang auch noch nach dem Tod erhalten bleibt); bei Tier und Mensch...
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Index DE-kropp · kropp · German
kropp · rank #67,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,409
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kremser
Nearest frequency peer: Kremser (-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 „kropp“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Koordinator…
Koordinatorin
32,596 corpus weight
- kosmetischen
kosmetischen
32,595 corpus weight
- Kremser
Kremser
32,593 corpus weight
- kropp
kropp
32,592 corpus weight
- Kubikmetern
Kubikmetern
32,590 corpus weight
- kuk
kuk
32,589 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kropp“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kropp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [krɔp] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #67,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kropp“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kropp is uncommon German at frequency #67,409 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [krɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for kropp in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kropp, spelled K-R-O-P-P.
Definition
- 1räumliches Gesamt eines Lebewesens (das trotz Veränderungen bei Wachstum, Masse- oder Gewichtsveränderung, Bewegung sowie eine Zeit lang auch noch nach dem Tod erhalten bleibt); bei Tier und Mensch gelegentlich auch bloß der Rumpf
- 2räumlich festes Objekt von gewisser Schwere (Gewicht)
- 3ein von ebenen oder gekrümmten Flächen vollkommen abgeschlossener Teil des dreidimensionalen Euklidischen Raums (zum Beispiel Polyeder, Kugel, Kegel, Zylinder)
- 4eine definierte mathematische, zum Beispiel algebraische, Struktur
- 5für Körperschaften aller Art bis hin zur (strukturierten) Gesellschaft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kropp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Det sägs att man ska ha en sund själ i en sund kropp.
Den runda kroppen sjönk snabbare än den kantiga.
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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