Krämpfe

[ˈkʁɛmp͡fə]

/[ˈkʁɛmp͡fə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krämpfe” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,154
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krampf

Corpus desk

Index DE-krampfe · Krämpfe · German

Krämpfe · rank #30,154 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,154
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kopfweh

Nearest frequency peer: Kopfweh (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Krämpfe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Krämpfe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Krämpfe vs krapfen
43% similar
Krämpfe vs Kampf
57% similar
Krämpfe vs Kämpfe
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Krämpfe
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrämpfe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɛmp͡fə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,154
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Krämpfe“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Krämpfeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kopfweh“ (#30,153), „Krücken“ (#30,155), „Konsument“ (#30,152). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krämpfe“ bei #30,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Krämpfe (IPA [ˈkʁɛmp͡fə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,154 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krämpfe, with forms such as "kkrämpfe", "krmäpfe", and "krrämpfe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "krapfen", "Kampf", "Kämpfe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Krämpfe, spelled K-R-Ä-M-P-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krampf
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Krampf
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Krampf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkrämpfe
  • krmäpfe
  • krrämpfe
  • krämfpe
  • krämmpfe
  • krämpef
  • krämpffe
  • krämppfe
  • kräpmfe
  • kärmpfe
  • rkämpfe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Krämpfe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkrämpfe1krmäpfe2krrämpfe1krämfpe2krämmpfe1krämpef2krämpffe1krämppfe1
Edit distance from "Krämpfe"

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 "Krämpfe"?
"Krämpfe" is spelled K-R-Ä-M-P-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɛmp͡fə].
What does "Krämpfe" mean?
As a noun, "Krämpfe" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krampf
What words are commonly confused with "Krämpfe"?
"Krämpfe" is commonly confused with "krapfen", "Kampf", "Kämpfe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krämpfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krämpfe" is [ˈkʁɛmp͡fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krämpfe" come from?
"Krämpfe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Krämpfe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kopfweh#30,153Krücken#30,155Klumpen#30,148laschet#30,170

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Inserate11 variantsmassives11 variantsHartung11 variantsmischte11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list