trampeln

[ˈtʁampl̩n]

/[ˈtʁampl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“trampeln” is uncommon German (frequency #81,029 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,029
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit schweren, stampfenden Schritten mehr oder weniger geräuschvoll gehen, ohne Rücksicht auf dadurch etwa entstehende Schäden

Corpus desk

Index DE-trampeln · trampeln · German

trampeln · rank #81,029 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,029
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tragfläche

Nearest frequency peer: Tragfläche (-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 „trampeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trampeln
PropertyValue
Headwordtrampeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁampl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,029
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trampeln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.trampelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tragfläche“ (#81,028), „Traumas“ (#81,031), „travail“ (#81,032). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „trampeln“ bei #81,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trampeln is uncommon German at frequency #81,029 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁampl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trampeln, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is trampeln, spelled T-R-A-M-P-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit schweren, stampfenden Schritten mehr oder weniger geräuschvoll gehen, ohne Rücksicht auf dadurch etwa entstehende Schäden
  2. 2
    mit den Füßen abwechselnd auf den Boden (oder eine andere Unterlage) stampfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer ist denn hier über die Beete getrampelt?
  2. Das Publikum trampelte vor Begeisterung.

Synonyms

stampfen

Antonyms

schleichentrippeln

This word in other languages

tramp(English)patalear(Español)piétiner(Français)

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 "trampeln"?
"trampeln" is spelled T-R-A-M-P-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁampl̩n].
What does "trampeln" mean?
As a verb, "trampeln" means: mit schweren, stampfenden Schritten mehr oder weniger geräuschvoll gehen, ohne Rücksicht auf dadurch etwa entstehende Schäden
How do you pronounce "trampeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trampeln" is [ˈtʁampl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trampeln" come from?
"trampeln" 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 "trampeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Thrakien#81,013textilen#81,004umformen#81,054umtreibt#81,057

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list