Waltrop

[ˈvaltʁɔp]

/[ˈvaltʁɔp]/ name

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The verdict

“Waltrop” is uncommon German (frequency #62,082 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,082
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-waltrop · Waltrop · German

Waltrop · rank #62,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,082
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Walpurgisnacht

Nearest frequency peer: Walpurgisnacht (-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 „Waltrop“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waltrop
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaltrop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvaltʁɔp]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waltrop“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Waltropfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Walpurgisnacht“ (#62,081), „Wasen“ (#62,083), „Waldenburg“ (#62,080). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waltrop“ bei #62,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waltrop is uncommon German at frequency #62,082 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvaltʁɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Waltrop doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Waltrop, spelled W-A-L-T-R-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Waltrop liegt im Westen Deutschlands.

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 "Waltrop"?
"Waltrop" is spelled W-A-L-T-R-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaltʁɔp].
What does "Waltrop" mean?
As a proper noun, "Waltrop" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Waltrop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waltrop" is [ˈvaltʁɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waltrop" come from?
"Waltrop" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Webcams#62,085Vormärz#62,069Zollamt#62,126Abgasen#62,150

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list