Trosse
[ˈtʁɔsə]
The verdict
“Trosse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dickes, langes Tau aus Hanf oder Stahldraht
Corpus desk
Index DE-trosse · Trosse · German
Trosse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Trosse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɔsə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Trosse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Trosse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɔsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dickes, langes Tau aus Hanf oder Stahldraht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Trosse in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Trosse, spelled T-R-O-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1dickes, langes Tau aus Hanf oder Stahldraht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Trosse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei dem Unglück hatte ein zu tief fliegender US-Militärjet die Trosse einer Seilbahn in den italienischen Dolomiten gekappt.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.