dewdrop
noun
dewdrop is spelled D-E-W-D-R-O-P: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dewdrop means “A droplet of water formed as dew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dewdrop is dewdrops.
How many letters and syllables are in dewdrop?
| Letters | 7: D-E-W-D-R-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dewdrop?
Dewdrop appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dewdrop?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-dewdrop.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dewdrop
- dewdrops plural
- dew-drop
- dew drop
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dewdrop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A droplet of water formed as dew.
- 2
datedslangA slow pitch.
- 3
A plant of species Dalibarda repens.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dewdrop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a droplet of water formed as dew:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | goutte de rosée |
| German | Tautropfen |
| Spanish | gota de rocío |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dewdrop come from?
From Middle English deu drop, dew droppe, dewe droppe, equivalent to dew + drop. Compare Dutch dauwdruppel (“dewdrop”), German Tautropfen (“dewdrop”), Danish dugdråbe (“dewdrop”), Swedish daggdroppe (“dewdrop”), Faroese døggdropi (“dewdrop”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).