stampede

[stæmˈpiːd]

/[stæmˈpiːd]/ noun

The verdict

“stampede” is uncommon German (frequency #93,644 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,644
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Menschenauflauf

Corpus desk

Index DE-stampede · stampede · German

stampede · rank #93,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,644
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtbummel

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtbummel (-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 „stampede“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stampede
PropertyValue
Headwordstampede
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[stæmˈpiːd]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stampede“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).stampedefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtbummel“ (#93,643), „Standardmodell“ (#93,645), „stader“ (#93,641). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stampede“ bei #93,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stampede is uncommon German at frequency #93,644 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [stæmˈpiːd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stampede, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is stampede, spelled S-T-A-M-P-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Menschenauflauf
  2. 2
    wilde Flucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how stampede appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "To be held paralyzed, with one's back toward some horrible and unknown danger from the very sound of which the ferocious Apache warriors turn in wild stampede, as a flock of sheep would madly flee from a pack of wolves, seems to me the last word in fearsome predicaments for a man who had ever been used to fighting for his life with all the energy of a po…

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 "stampede"?
"stampede" is spelled S-T-A-M-P-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [stæmˈpiːd].
What does "stampede" mean?
As a noun, "stampede" means: der Menschenauflauf
How do you pronounce "stampede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stampede" is [stæmˈpiːd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stampede" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stampede", 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