krampfartig
[ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“krampfartig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in (der Art) einer ungewollten starken Muskelanspannung
Corpus desk
Index DE-krampfartig · krampfartig · German
krampfartig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | krampfartig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „krampfartig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
krampfartig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁamp͡fˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in (der Art) einer ungewollten starken Muskelanspannung".
No misspelling variants are generated for krampfartig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 krampfartig, spelled K-R-A-M-P-F-A-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1in (der Art) einer ungewollten starken Muskelanspannung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how krampfartig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nebenwirkungen dieser Medikamente sind krampfartige Anfälle.“
„Tag und Nacht suchte den Vater ein krampfartiges Brennen heim.“
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This word in other languages
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.