drop

/[ˈd̪ɾop]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,011

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

drop is aSpanishnoun. It means: Golpe suave y con mucho efecto, que pica muy bajo poco después de cruzar la red. Pronounced [ˈd̪ɾop]. Often confused with dúo and dry.

Key facts for drop
PropertyValue
Headworddrop
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪ɾop]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,011
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of drop in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for drop is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ɾop]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,011 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for drop, with forms such as "ddrop", "dorp", and "dropp". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dúo", "dry", "duro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is drop, spelled D-R-O-P, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpe suave y con mucho efecto, que pica muy bajo poco después de cruzar la red.
  2. 2
    Acción de patear la pelota a los palos en el instante mismo en que bota contra el suelo.
  3. 3
    Anotación que vale tres puntos y se consigue cuando un drop pasa entre los palos verticales y sobre el travesaño.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddrop,dorp,dropp,drpo,drrop,rdop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for drop

Misspelling Variants of "drop"

ddrop5dorp4dropp5drpo4drrop5rdop4
Misspelling Variants of "drop"

Frequency rank: #26,011 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drop"?
"drop" is spelled D-R-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ɾop].
What does "drop" mean?
As a noun, "drop" means: Golpe suave y con mucho efecto, que pica muy bajo poco después de cruzar la red.
What words are commonly confused with "drop"?
"drop" is commonly confused with "dúo", "dry", "duro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drop" is [ˈd̪ɾop]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drop" come from?
"drop" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.