strotzen

[ˈʃtʁɔt͡sn̩]

/[ˈʃtʁɔt͡sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“strotzen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,739 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,739
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr viel, ein Übermaß von etwas enthalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-strotzen · strotzen · German

strotzen · rank #66,739 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,739
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH streitbare

Nearest frequency peer: streitbare (-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 „strotzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for strotzen
PropertyValue
Headwordstrotzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʁɔt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,739
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „strotzen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.strotzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „streitbare“ (#66,738), „Streichungen“ (#66,737), „Streichern“ (#66,736). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „strotzen“ bei #66,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

strotzen is uncommon German at frequency #66,739 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɔt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for strotzen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is strotzen, spelled S-T-R-O-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr viel, ein Übermaß von etwas enthalten
  2. 2
    von einer Eigenschaft, Fähigkeit so gänzlich erfüllt sein, dass es auffällt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how strotzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sie sieht doch gar nicht so reichgeschmückt aus wie andere Gräfinnen, die von funkelndem Geschmeide strotzen, […].“
  2. Sie strotzt vor Stolz, als sie ihrer Familie die Medaille zeigt.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "strotzen"?
"strotzen" is spelled S-T-R-O-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɔt͡sn̩].
What does "strotzen" mean?
As a verb, "strotzen" means: sehr viel, ein Übermaß von etwas enthalten
How do you pronounce "strotzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strotzen" is [ˈʃtʁɔt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strotzen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list