Krampfadern

[ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːdɐn]

/[ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːdɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krampfadern” is uncommon German (frequency #89,170 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,170
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krampfader

Key facts for Krampfadern
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrampfadern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːdɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Krampfadern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Krampfadern lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krampfadern is uncommon German at frequency #89,170 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːdɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Krampfadern 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Krampfadern, spelled K-R-A-M-P-F-A-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krampfader
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Krampfader
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krampfader
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Krampfader

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 "Krampfadern"?
"Krampfadern" is spelled K-R-A-M-P-F-A-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːdɐn].
What does "Krampfadern" mean?
As a noun, "Krampfadern" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krampfader
How do you pronounce "Krampfadern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krampfadern" is [ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krampfadern" come from?
"Krampfadern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Krampfadern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-A-M-P-F-A-D-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːdɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list