trotten
[ˈtʁɔtn̩]
The verdict
“trotten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langsam, lustlos, stumpfsinnig, schwerfällig, mit monotonem Schritt irgendwohin gehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-trotten · trotten · German
trotten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | trotten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɔtn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „trotten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
trotten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁɔtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "langsam, lustlos, stumpfsinnig, schwerfällig, mit monotonem Schritt irgendwohin gehen".
trotten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is trotten, spelled T-R-O-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1langsam, lustlos, stumpfsinnig, schwerfällig, mit monotonem Schritt irgendwohin gehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trotten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frustriert trotten die Leverkusener Spieler vom Platz.
Ein prächtiger Hirsch trottet heran, nur etwa zehn Meter am Hochsitz vorbei.
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.