Krampf
German, noun/kʁam(p)f/
Krampf is spelled K-R-A-M-P-F (6 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written German, the 21,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krampf is a German masculine noun meaning “cramp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ungewollte starke Muskelanspannung, die mit sehr großen Schmerzen verbunden sein kann”.
What does Krampf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecramp
- 2
masculineconvulsion, seizure
- 3
colloquialmasculinestrain, drudgery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ungewollte starke Muskelanspannung, die mit sehr großen Schmerzen verbunden sein kann 2. erfolglose oder unverhältnismäßige Bemühung 3. harte Arbeit, mühselige Anstrengung
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 Krampf
- Krampfes genitive
- Krampfs genitive
- Krämpfe plural
- Krampfe dative singular
- Krämpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krampf?
- /kʁam(p)f/
- [kʁamp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Krampf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Krampf in German?
Krampf appears 2.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).