tro
The verdict
“tro” is uncommon German (frequency #87,158 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,158
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - allzu, zu mehr als zuträglich oder gehörig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tro |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #87,158 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tro” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tro is uncommon German at frequency #87,158 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "allzu, zu mehr als zuträglich oder gehörig".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is tro, spelled T-R-O.
Definition
- 1allzu, zu mehr als zuträglich oder gehörig
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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Using “tro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.