trott

[tʁɔt]

/[tʁɔt]/ verb

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The verdict

“trott” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,940 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#50,940
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trotten

Key facts for trott
PropertyValue
Headwordtrott
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tʁɔt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,940
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trott” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trott lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for trott is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʁɔt]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,940 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trotten".

No misspelling variants are generated for trott in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is trott, spelled T-R-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trotten

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 "trott"?
"trott" is spelled T-R-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁɔt].
What does "trott" mean?
As a verb, "trott" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trotten
How do you pronounce "trott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trott" is [tʁɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trott" come from?
"trott" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “trott”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-O-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [tʁɔt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list