Krampen
[ˈkʁampn̩]
The verdict
“Krampen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - u-förmiger Haken
Corpus desk
Index DE-krampen · Krampen · German
Krampen · 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 "K" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krampen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁampn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krampen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krampen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁampn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Krampen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Krampen, spelled K-R-A-M-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1u-förmiger Haken
- 2bayerisch, österreichisch: Hacke zur Bodenbearbeitung
- 3gekrümmter Flusslauf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krampen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Moselaufwärts von Cochem beginnt der längste Moselmäander, der ›Krampen‹, abgeschnitten durch einen Tunnel, der 100 Jahre lang der längste Tunnel Deutschlands (4,25 km) war (…).“
„Moselaufwärts rast die Reichsbahn weiter durch den Kaiser Wilhelm-Tunnel, den größten Tunnel Deutschlands (4,2 km) nach Trier, Saarbrücken und Paris und meidet hastend die romantischen Winkel des Cochemer Krampens, der Moselschleife zwischen Cochem und Eller.“
Synonyms
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.