cropper
"cropper" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cropper” is uncommon English (frequency #51,043 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,043
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cropper · cropper · English
cropper · rank #51,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,043
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH criminalizati…
Nearest frequency peer: criminalization (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “cropper”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- costed
costed
48,964 corpus weight
- counterinsu…
counterinsurgency
48,963 corpus weight
- criminaliza…
criminalization
48,959 corpus weight
- cropper
cropper
48,958 corpus weight
- crowing
crowing
48,957 corpus weight
- cuddy
cuddy
48,953 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “cropper” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cropper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,043 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cropper” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cropper is uncommon English at frequency #51,043 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.".
cropper has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: See come a cropper. The correct English form is cropper, spelled C-R-O-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cropper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But to myself I thought: ‘Considering that for eight whole years I sat on the front bench as top of the class while he drifted about somewhere in the middle, he can hardly fail to nourish a wish, left over from his schooldays, that some day or other I may come a complete cropper.’
You're riding for a fall, Healey, you know that? There are hedges and ditches ahead and you are on course for an almighty cropper.
Etymology
See come a cropper.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "cropper"?
What does "cropper" mean?
What is the origin of the word "cropper"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cropper", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).