Trope
German, noun/ˈtʁoːpə/
Trope is spelled T-R-O-P-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trope is a German feminine noun meaning “trope (figure of speech)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tropus, bildlicher Ausdruck”.
What does Trope mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrope (figure of speech)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tropus, bildlicher Ausdruck 2. Grundkategorie der Beschreibung, die individuelle, distinkt auftretende Eigenschaften betrachtet, statt übergreifende, zusammenfassende Universalbegriffe zu schaffen
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 Trope
- Tropen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Trope?
- /ˈtʁoːpə/
- [ˈtʁoːpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Trope
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Trope in German?
Trope appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).