Krampuslauf
German, noun
Krampuslauf is spelled K-R-A-M-P-U-S-L-A-U-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written German, the 401,709th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krampuslauf is a German masculine noun meaning “A traditional parade or procession in Central Europe where participants dressed as Krampus roam the streets, playfully scaring spectators…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Krampuslauf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA traditional parade or procession in Central Europe where participants dressed as Krampus roam the streets, playfully scaring spectators and celebrating the folklore of Krampus during the holiday season.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Krampuslauf
- Krampuslaufes genitive
- Krampuslaufs genitive
- Krampusläufe plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is Krampuslauf in German?
Krampuslauf appears about once in every 45 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).