Krampfader
German, noun/ˈkʁampfˌʔaːdɐ/
Krampfader is a German feminine noun meaning “varicose vein (abnormally swollen or dilated vein)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “defekte Vene, in der das Blut nicht mehr zurückfließt (meist äußerlich sichtbar)”.
What does Krampfader mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevaricose vein (abnormally swollen or dilated vein)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. defekte Vene, in der das Blut nicht mehr zurückfließt (meist äußerlich sichtbar)
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 Krampfader
- Krampfadern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krampfader?
- /ˈkʁampfˌʔaːdɐ/
- [ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːdɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Krampfader
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Krampfader in German?
Krampfader appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).