-trop

[ˈtʁoːp]

/[ˈtʁoːp]/ suffix

The verdict

“-trop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. 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) - Wendung

Corpus desk

Index DE-trop · -trop · German

-trop · 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 "-" 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.

Key facts for -trop
PropertyValue
Headword-trop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechSuffix
IPA[ˈtʁoːp]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „-trop“ im Deutschen

-tropliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-trop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [ˈtʁoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wendung".

-trop doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is -trop, spelled --T-R-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wendung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die phototropen Gläser einer Brille tönen sich selbst.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-trop"?
"-trop" is spelled --T-R-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁoːp].
What does "-trop" mean?
As a suffix, "-trop" means: Wendung
How do you pronounce "-trop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-trop" is [ˈtʁoːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-trop" come from?
"-trop" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list