trocken
German, adjective/ˈtʁɔkən/
trocken is spelled T-R-O-C-K-E-N (7 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written German, the 3,959th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trocken is a German adjective meaning “dry (not wet; lacking water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “frei von Feuchtigkeit oder Nässe”.
What does trocken mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dry (not wet; lacking water)
Ein Bier, bitte, meine Kehle ist ganz trocken.
- 2
dry (not sweet)
- 3
dry (abstinent after having had an alcohol problem)
- 4
dry (subtly humorous, and often mildly rude)
- 5
dry (dull, boring)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. frei von Feuchtigkeit oder Nässe 2. dürr, verdorrt, verdörrt 3. sachlich, nüchtern; langweilig, fade 4. wenig Zucker enthaltend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of trocken
- trockener masculine nominative singular
- am trockensten superlative
- trockene feminine nominative singular
- trockenes neuter nominative singular
- trockenen genitive masculine singular
- trockenem dative masculine singular
- der trockene definite includes-article masculine
- die trockene definite feminine includes-article
- das trockene definite includes-article neuter
- die trockenen definite includes-article nominative
- des trockenen definite genitive includes-article
- der trockenen definite feminine genitive
- dem trockenen dative definite includes-article
- trockner positive nominative strong
- trockne positive nominative strong
- trocknes positive nominative strong
- trocknen positive genitive strong
- trocknem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trocken?
- /ˈtʁɔkən/
- [ˈtʁɔkən]
- [ˈtʁɔkŋ̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trocken
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trocken in German?
trocken appears 20 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).