troppo
/ˈtɹɒpəʊ/adjective
troppo is spelled T-R-O-P-P-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, troppo means “Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in troppo?
| Letters | 6: T-R-O-P-P-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 troppo?
Troppo appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 troppo?
- /ˈtɹɒpəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-troppo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does troppo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
AustraliaslangCrazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.
Barry′s gone troppo and married that sheila he′s only known for two weeks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does troppo come from?
From tropical + -o (diminutive suffix). First used by Australian troops in tropical regions during WWII, in the sense “affected by war service in the tropics.”
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).