trocken

\ˈtʁɔkən\

/\ˈtʁɔkən\/ adj

The verdict

“trocken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sec, dépourvu d'humidité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trocken · trocken · French

trocken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for trocken
PropertyValue
Headwordtrocken
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈtʁɔkən\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trocken » en français

trockenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trocken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈtʁɔkən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for trocken in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is trocken, spelled T-R-O-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sec, dépourvu d'humidité.
  2. 2
    Sec, rude ; abrupt ; sans moelleux ; sans douceur ; sans émotion.
  3. 3
    Doch bei all dem handelt es sich nur um Statistik, um trockene Zahlen, die einzelne Schicksale nicht erfassen können. — (« Die Gefahr steigt ab 50 - und wenn man ein Mann ist », Der Spiegel, 20 février 2020.) #*: Mais tout cela n'est que statistiques, des chiffres secs qui ne peuvent pas saisir les destins individuels".
  4. 4
    Sec, qui n'est pas liquoreux, pas moelleux, pour un vin.
  5. 5
    Sec (caractérise le pain sans pâte, charcuterie, beurre ou fromage).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how trocken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Einen trockenen Mund haben, trockenes Wetter, trockener Winter.
  2. Das Handtuch ist trocken.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trocken"?
"trocken" is spelled T-R-O-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtʁɔkən\.
What does "trocken" mean?
As an adjective, "trocken" means: Sec, dépourvu d'humidité.
How do you pronounce "trocken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trocken" is \ˈtʁɔkən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trocken" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list