teardrop
[ˈtɪədrɒp]
The verdict
“teardrop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - salzhaltiger Wassertropfen, der aus dem Auge läuft; Träne
Corpus desk
Index DE-teardrop · teardrop · German
teardrop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | teardrop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɪədrɒp] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „teardrop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
teardrop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɪədrɒp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "salzhaltiger Wassertropfen, der aus dem Auge läuft; Träne".
Zero misspellings are on record for teardrop in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists 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 teardrop, spelled T-E-A-R-D-R-O-P.
Definition
- 1salzhaltiger Wassertropfen, der aus dem Auge läuft; Träne
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how teardrop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He has some teardrops in his face.
Synonyms
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.