teardrop
/ˈtɪədɹɒp/noun
teardrop is spelled T-E-A-R-D-R-O-P: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teardrop means “a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teardrop is teardrops.
How many letters and syllables are in teardrop?
| Letters | 8: T-E-A-R-D-R-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is teardrop?
Teardrop appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 teardrop?
- /ˈtɪədɹɒp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-9h8s-teardrop.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-teardrop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with teardrop?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as teardrop.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: predator.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of teardrop
- teardrops plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teardrop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).
Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head.
- 2
The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teardrop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | larme , goutte d’eau |
| German | Träne, Tränentropfen |
| Portuguese | lágrima , gota |
| Spanish | lágrima , lagrima |
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 teardrop come from?
From tear + drop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).