Tröpfchen
[ˈtʁœp͡fçən]
The verdict
“Tröpfchen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,065. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,065
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - winziger Tropfen einer Flüssigkeit oder eines verflüssigten Gases
Corpus desk
Index DE-tropfchen · Tröpfchen · German
Tröpfchen · rank #36,065 · 15 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #36,065
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Tornados
Nearest frequency peer: Tornados (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tröpfchen“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Tierärztin
Tierärztin
63,939 corpus weight
- Togo
Togo
63,938 corpus weight
- Tornados
Tornados
63,937 corpus weight
- Tröpfchen
Tröpfchen
63,936 corpus weight
- Turnverein
Turnverein
63,935 corpus weight
- Tälern
Tälern
63,934 corpus weight
What this shows „Tröpfchen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tröpfchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁœp͡fçən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #36,065 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tröpfchen“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Tröpfchen (IPA [ˈtʁœp͡fçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,065 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tröpfchen, with forms such as "rtöpfchen", "trpöfchen", and "trröpfchen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Tropfen", "tropischen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tröpfchen, spelled T-R-Ö-P-F-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1winziger Tropfen einer Flüssigkeit oder eines verflüssigten Gases
- 2verniedlichend: wohlschmeckender Alkohol (vornehmlich guter Wein)
- 3äußerst geringer Anteil von etwas (Gefühl, Emotion, Geisteshaltung, Musikrichtung etc.)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tröpfchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schwester springt entsetzt hinzu, um den Docht tiefer in das kaum mehr sichtbare Tröpfchen Öl zu tauchen und so wenigstens für den Augenblick das Erlöschen zu verhindern.
Drei Werst von der Station fielen einzelne Tröpfchen, und alsbald durchnäßte mich ein Platzregen durch und durch.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtöpfchen
- trpöfchen
- trröpfchen
- tröfpchen
- tröpcfhen
- tröpfcchen
- tröpfcehn
- tröpfchenn
- tröpfchhen
- tröpfchne
- tröpffchen
- tröpfhcen
- tröppfchen
- ttröpfchen
- törpfchen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tröpfchen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).