strampeln

[ˈʃtʁampl̩n]

/[ˈʃtʁampl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“strampeln” is uncommon German (frequency #78,591 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,591
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Beinen (und Armen) zappeln, mit den Füßen abwechselnd in die Luft treten (besonders von kleinen Kindern)

Corpus desk

Index DE-strampeln · strampeln · German

strampeln · rank #78,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,591
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stopfte

Nearest frequency peer: stopfte (-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 „strampeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for strampeln
PropertyValue
Headwordstrampeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʁampl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „strampeln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).strampelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stopfte“ (#78,590), „Strandurlaub“ (#78,592), „stockend“ (#78,589). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „strampeln“ bei #78,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

strampeln is uncommon German at frequency #78,591 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtʁampl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for strampeln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is strampeln, spelled S-T-R-A-M-P-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit den Beinen (und Armen) zappeln, mit den Füßen abwechselnd in die Luft treten (besonders von kleinen Kindern)
  2. 2
    die Pedale (beim Fahrrad, Tretboot oder Ähnlichem) treten
  3. 3
    angestrengt Rad fahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So, wie der Kleine strampelt, muss ich ihn ständig neu zudecken.
  2. Bergauf muss man tüchtig strampeln, dafür ist die Fahrt bergab ein Genuss.

Synonyms

treten

This word in other languages

kick(English)patalear(Español)

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 "strampeln"?
"strampeln" is spelled S-T-R-A-M-P-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁampl̩n].
What does "strampeln" mean?
As a verb, "strampeln" means: mit den Beinen (und Armen) zappeln, mit den Füßen abwechselnd in die Luft treten (besonders von kleinen Kindern)
How do you pronounce "strampeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strampeln" is [ˈʃtʁampl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strampeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "strampeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Strasburg#78,593Stripclub#78,600Staumauer#78,578säuerlich#78,613

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list