klamm
German, adjective
klamm is spelled K-L-A-M-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klamm is a German adjective meaning “clammy, damp, unpleasantly moist (e.g. of fabrics, the air in a room)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Klamm is a different word: “ravine (valley or gorge worn by running water)”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “feucht, oft in Verbindung mit dem Empfinden von Kälte”.
What does klamm mean in English?
adjective
- 1
clammy, damp, unpleasantly moist (e.g. of fabrics, the air in a room)
- 2
cold
- 3
cash-strapped
noun
- 1
feminineravine (valley or gorge worn by running water)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. feucht, oft in Verbindung mit dem Empfinden von Kälte 2. kühl oder kalt 3. kein oder nur wenig Geld besitzend
noun: 1. tiefe, enge Schlucht, durch die ein Gebirgsbach, Wildbach fließt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of klamm
- Klammen plural
- klammer masculine nominative singular
- am klammsten superlative
- klamme feminine nominative singular
- klammes neuter nominative singular
- klammen genitive masculine singular
- klammem dative masculine singular
- der klamme definite includes-article masculine
- die klamme definite feminine includes-article
- das klamme definite includes-article neuter
- die klammen definite includes-article nominative
- des klammen definite genitive includes-article
- der klammen definite feminine genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to klamm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is klamm in German?
klamm appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).