kramen

[ˈkʁaːmən]

/[ˈkʁaːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“kramen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,488 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,488
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einer Menge von Sachen (mit wenig Ordnung oder System) umherschauen und suchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kramen · kramen · German

kramen · rank #70,488 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,488
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kraichgau

Nearest frequency peer: Kraichgau (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kramen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kramen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kramen
PropertyValue
Headwordkramen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁaːmən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,488
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kramen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kramenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kraichgau“ (#70,487), „Kraftaufwand“ (#70,486), „Krebsgeschwür“ (#70,490). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kramen“ bei #70,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kramen is uncommon German at frequency #70,488 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kramen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 German form is kramen, spelled K-R-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einer Menge von Sachen (mit wenig Ordnung oder System) umherschauen und suchen
  2. 2
    in einer Menge von Sachen etwas (mit wenig Ordnung oder System) (heraus-)suchen und entnehmen
  3. 3
    kleinere Dinge einkaufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Karl kramt schon den ganzen Tag in seinem Hobbyraum.
  2. Der Händler kramte ein Schmuckstück aus seiner Kiste.

Synonyms

herumkramenherumwühlenwühlenherauskramenhervorkramen

This word in other languages

rummage(English)fouiller(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kramen"?
"kramen" is spelled K-R-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaːmən].
What does "kramen" mean?
As a verb, "kramen" means: in einer Menge von Sachen (mit wenig Ordnung oder System) umherschauen und suchen
How do you pronounce "kramen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kramen" is [ˈkʁaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kramen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kramen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Krings#70,495Lacken#70,504Klause#70,462length#70,514

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list