Krämpfen

[ˈkʁɛmp͡fn̩]

/[ˈkʁɛmp͡fn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Krämpfen” is uncommon German (frequency #63,483 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,483
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-krampfen · Krämpfen · German

Krämpfen · rank #63,483 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,483
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kreuzband

Nearest frequency peer: Kreuzband (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Krämpfen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Krämpfen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krämpfen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrämpfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɛmp͡fn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,483
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krämpfen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Krämpfenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kreuzband“ (#63,482), „Kuhstall“ (#63,484), „Korrespondentin“ (#63,481). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krämpfen“ bei #63,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krämpfen is uncommon German at frequency #63,483 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɛmp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krampf".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Krämpfen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Krämpfen, spelled K-R-Ä-M-P-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krampf

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 "Krämpfen"?
"Krämpfen" is spelled K-R-Ä-M-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɛmp͡fn̩].
What does "Krämpfen" mean?
As a noun, "Krämpfen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krampf
How do you pronounce "Krämpfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krämpfen" is [ˈkʁɛmp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krämpfen" come from?
"Krämpfen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list