strop
[strɔp]
The verdict
“strop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - obere Abgrenzung von prachtvollen Sälen/Räumen; Decke
Corpus desk
Index DE-strop · strop · German
strop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | strop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [strɔp] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „strop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
strop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [strɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
strop has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 strop, spelled S-T-R-O-P.
Definition
- 1obere Abgrenzung von prachtvollen Sälen/Räumen; Decke
- 2Abgrenzung zwischen Geschossen; Decke
- 3Dach
- 4Decke
- 5Stropp
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how strop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mołojcy skoczyli po spisy, inni zaś popodnosili głowy ku stropowi. Już też rozpierzchłe światło wniknęło przez otwarte drzwi i do chlewa, a przy jego niepewnym blasku widać było kwadratowy otwór stropu, czarny i cichy.“
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.