Vamp

[vɛmp]

/[vɛmp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vamp” is uncommon German (frequency #99,251 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,251
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erotisch anziehende Frau, die gefühlskalt und berechnend ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-vamp · Vamp · German

Vamp · rank #99,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,251
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Usurpator

Nearest frequency peer: Usurpator (-3 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 „Vamp“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vamp
PropertyValue
HeadwordVamp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɛmp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#99,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vamp“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vampfällt 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: „Usurpator“ (#99,248), „verarsch“ (#99,254), „Urtext“ (#99,247). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vamp“ bei #99,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vamp is uncommon German at frequency #99,251 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vɛmp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erotisch anziehende Frau, die gefühlskalt und berechnend ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Vamp in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vamp, spelled V-A-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    erotisch anziehende Frau, die gefühlskalt und berechnend ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heute macht sie auf sexy Vamp mit dunkel umrandeten Augen.
  2. Doch auch wenn sich Megan Fox beruflich gern als sexy Vamp und Hollywood-Diva präsentiert, liebt sie es im Privatleben unkompliziert und bequem.

This word in other languages

vamp(English)vamp(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 "Vamp"?
"Vamp" is spelled V-A-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛmp].
What does "Vamp" mean?
As a noun, "Vamp" means: erotisch anziehende Frau, die gefühlskalt und berechnend ist
How do you pronounce "Vamp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vamp" is [vɛmp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vamp" come from?
"Vamp" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

urig#99,245thug#99,176Wutz#99,356Stmk#99,140

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list