Krampus
German, noun/ˈkʁampʊs/
Krampus is spelled K-R-A-M-P-U-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krampus is a German masculine noun meaning “Krampus (beast in the folklore of Alpine countries)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schreckgestalt, die den Heiligen Nikolaus begleitet”.
What does Krampus mean in English?
noun
- 1
AustriamasculineKrampus (beast in the folklore of Alpine countries)
noun
- 1
masculinecramp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schreckgestalt, die den Heiligen Nikolaus begleitet
noun: 1. ungewolltes, starkes, schmerzhaftes Zusammenziehen von Muskeln
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Krampus
- Krampusses genitive
- Krampusse plural
- Krampussen dative definite plural
- Krampi plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krampus?
- /ˈkʁampʊs/
- [ˈkʁampʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Krampus in German?
Krampus appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).