Rampensau
[ˈʁampn̩ˌzaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Rampensau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bühnenkünstler mit Leib und Seele
Corpus desk
Index DE-rampensau · Rampensau · German
Rampensau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rampensau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁampn̩ˌzaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rampensau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rampensau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁampn̩ˌzaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Rampensau in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rampensau, spelled R-A-M-P-E-N-S-A-U.
Definition
- 1Bühnenkünstler mit Leib und Seele
- 2jemand, der, indem er sich in den Mittelpunkt stellt und andere in den Hintergrund drängt, es versteht, durch leidenschaftlichen Eifer, Schwung, Überzeugungskraft oder dergleichen mitzureißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rampensau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn du in New York nachts um vier vor besoffenen Marines Witze über George Bush machst, musst du schon eine Rampensau sein.“
„Ob man’s gut findet oder nicht: Pocher ist eine Rampensau, das hat er bereits in frühen Jahren bei seiner Pro-Sieben-Sendung ‚Rent a Pocher‘ bewiesen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.