krampfhaft
[ˈkʁamp͡fhaft]
The verdict
“krampfhaft” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,650
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit großer Anstrengung
Corpus desk
Index DE-krampfhaft · krampfhaft · German
krampfhaft · rank #30,650 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,650
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH kostenpflicht…
Nearest frequency peer: kostenpflichtig (-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 „krampfhaft“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- konvertiert
konvertiert
69,354 corpus weight
- Korresponde…
Korrespondenten
69,353 corpus weight
- kostenpflic…
kostenpflichtig
69,352 corpus weight
- krampfhaft
krampfhaft
69,351 corpus weight
- krankes
krankes
69,350 corpus weight
- Kreditinsti…
Kreditinstitute
69,349 corpus weight
What this shows „krampfhaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | krampfhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁamp͡fhaft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,650 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „krampfhaft“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around krampfhaft (IPA [ˈkʁamp͡fhaft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,650 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for krampfhaft, with forms such as "karmpfhaft", "kkrampfhaft", and "kramfphaft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is krampfhaft, spelled K-R-A-M-P-F-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1mit großer Anstrengung
- 2in einem Krampf befindlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how krampfhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das von unterirdischen Maschinen angetriebene Blech des „Eisernes Sees“ ist blau bemalt, und wenn du im Schinakel sitzt und dich krampfhaft bemühst, es so zu führen, daß du nicht anprallst oder umkippst, dann kannst du dir einbilden, tatsächlich auf See zu fahren, ohne die salzige Seeluft atmen zu müssen oder naß zu werden.“
„Als Kolik werden stärkste, bewegungsunabhängige, meist wehenartige Schmerzen bezeichnet, die durch krampfhafte Kontraktionen der glatten Muskulatur eines Hohlorganes verursacht werden.“
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- karmpfhaft
- kkrampfhaft
- kramfphaft
- krammpfhaft
- krampfahft
- krampffhaft
- krampfhafft
- krampfhaftt
- krampfhatf
- krampfhfat
- krampfhhaft
- kramphfaft
- kramppfhaft
- krapmfhaft
- krmapfhaft
- krrampfhaft
- rkampfhaft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of krampfhaft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "krampfhaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).