strammen

[ˈʃtʁamən]

/[ˈʃtʁamən]/ adj

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The verdict

“strammen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,273 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#53,273
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm

Key facts for strammen
PropertyValue
Headwordstrammen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtʁamən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “strammen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). strammen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for strammen is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁamən]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,273 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for strammen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is strammen, spelled S-T-R-A-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm

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 "strammen"?
"strammen" is spelled S-T-R-A-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁamən].
What does "strammen" mean?
As an adjective, "strammen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stramm
How do you pronounce "strammen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strammen" is [ˈʃtʁamən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strammen" come from?
"strammen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “strammen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-A-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtʁamən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list