drope

/ˈdɾɔ.pɨ/

//ˈdɾɔ.pɨ// noun

The verdict

“drope” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bala ou pastilha doce e dura, de formato arredondado

Corpus desk

Index PT-drope · drope · Portuguese

drope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 drope
PropertyValue
Headworddrope
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɾɔ.pɨ/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “drope” em português

dropenão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

drope is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɾɔ.pɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bala ou pastilha doce e dura, de formato arredondado".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for drope, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is drope, spelled D-R-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bala ou pastilha doce e dura, de formato arredondado

Synonyms

dropes

This word in other languages

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 "drope"?
"drope" is spelled D-R-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɾɔ.pɨ/.
What does "drope" mean?
As a noun, "drope" means: bala ou pastilha doce e dura, de formato arredondado
How do you pronounce "drope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drope" is /ˈdɾɔ.pɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drope" come from?
"drope" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list