tropfnass

[ˈtʁɔp͡fˈnas]

/[ˈtʁɔp͡fˈnas]/ adj

The verdict

“tropfnass” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr nass; so nass, dass es tropft

Corpus desk

Index DE-tropfnass · tropfnass · German

tropfnass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 tropfnass
PropertyValue
Headwordtropfnass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtʁɔp͡fˈnas]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tropfnass” sits in German frequency

tropfnass falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tropfnass is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁɔp͡fˈnas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr nass; so nass, dass es tropft".

Zero misspellings are on record for tropfnass in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is tropfnass, spelled T-R-O-P-F-N-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr nass; so nass, dass es tropft

Synonyms

triefnassklatschnassklitschnassklitschenassklitscheklatschenassklitschklatschnassnassbis auf die Hautbis auf die Knochenbis in die Knochenpudelnasspatschnasspitschnasspitschenasspitschepatschenasspitschpatschnasspladdernasswaschelnassplatschnassplätschnass

Antonyms

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tropfnass"?
"tropfnass" is spelled T-R-O-P-F-N-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɔp͡fˈnas].
What does "tropfnass" mean?
As an adjective, "tropfnass" means: sehr nass; so nass, dass es tropft
How do you pronounce "tropfnass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tropfnass" is [ˈtʁɔp͡fˈnas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tropfnass" come from?
"tropfnass" 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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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list