Trotteln
German, noun[ˈtʁɔtl̩n]
Trotteln is spelled T-R-O-T-T-E-L-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trotteln is a German masculine noun meaning “dative plural of Trottel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Trotteln mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedative plural of Trottel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. langsam gehen, ohne rechten Schwung, im eigenen Takt und nicht unbedingt nur direkt geradeaus
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Trotteln
- trottele present
- trottelst present
- trottelt present
- trottelte past
- trottel! imperative singular
- trottele! imperative singular
- trottelt! imperative plural
- getrottelt participle-2 perfect
- sein auxiliary perfect
- getrottelt sein active infinitive perfect
- zu trotteln active extended infinitive
- getrottelt zu sein active extended infinitive
- trottelnd participle present active
- trottle! imperative second-person singular
- sei getrottelt! imperative uncommon second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Trotteln?
- [ˈtʁɔtl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Trotteln in German?
Trotteln appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).