Tropfsteinhöhle

[ˈtʁɔp͡fʃtaɪ̯nhøːlə]

/[ˈtʁɔp͡fʃtaɪ̯nhøːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tropfsteinhöhle” is uncommon German (frequency #99,195 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,195
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Höhle, in der sich Tropfsteine bilden

Corpus desk

Index DE-tropfsteinhohle · Tropfsteinhöhle · German

Tropfsteinhöhle · rank #99,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,195
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trittau

Nearest frequency peer: Trittau (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tropfsteinhöhle“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tropfsteinhöhle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tropfsteinhöhle
PropertyValue
HeadwordTropfsteinhöhle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɔp͡fʃtaɪ̯nhøːlə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#99,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tropfsteinhöhle“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tropfsteinhöhlefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Trittau“ (#99,194), „trotzige“ (#99,196), „Tripoli“ (#99,193). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tropfsteinhöhle“ bei #99,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tropfsteinhöhle is uncommon German at frequency #99,195 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɔp͡fʃtaɪ̯nhøːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Höhle, in der sich Tropfsteine bilden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tropfsteinhöhle in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tropfsteinhöhle, spelled T-R-O-P-F-S-T-E-I-N-H-Ö-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Höhle, in der sich Tropfsteine bilden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Tropfsteine in der Tropfsteinhöhle sind sehr alt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tropfsteinhöhle"?
"Tropfsteinhöhle" is spelled T-R-O-P-F-S-T-E-I-N-H-Ö-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɔp͡fʃtaɪ̯nhøːlə].
What does "Tropfsteinhöhle" mean?
As a noun, "Tropfsteinhöhle" means: eine Höhle, in der sich Tropfsteine bilden
How do you pronounce "Tropfsteinhöhle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tropfsteinhöhle" is [ˈtʁɔp͡fʃtaɪ̯nhøːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tropfsteinhöhle" come from?
"Tropfsteinhöhle" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tropfsteinhöhle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list