Tramp

[tʁɛmp]

/[tʁɛmp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tramp” is uncommon German (frequency #64,788 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,788
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der auf Reise geht/ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-tramp · Tramp · German

Tramp · rank #64,788 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,788
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Transrapid

Nearest frequency peer: Transrapid (+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 „Tramp“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tramp
PropertyValue
HeadwordTramp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁɛmp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,788
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tramp“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Transrapid“ (#64,789), „trainierst“ (#64,786), „Triangel“ (#64,790). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tramp“ bei #64,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tramp is uncommon German at frequency #64,788 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʁɛmp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der auf Reise geht/ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Tramp in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tramp, spelled T-R-A-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der auf Reise geht/ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Für den erfahrenen Tramp ist das kein Problem.“
  2. „Sie sieht aus wie ein Tramp.“

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tiers#64,781tempi#64,775Sporn#64,726senne#64,703

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list