Wadenkrampf
German, noun[ˈvaːdn̩ˌkʁamp͡f]
Wadenkrampf is spelled W-A-D-E-N-K-R-A-M-P-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 202,985th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wadenkrampf is a German masculine noun meaning “calf-muscle cramp; charley horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ungewollte starke Anspannung des Wadenmuskels, die mit großen Schmerzen verbunden sein kann”.
What does Wadenkrampf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecalf-muscle cramp; charley horse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ungewollte starke Anspannung des Wadenmuskels, die mit großen Schmerzen verbunden sein kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wadenkrampf
- Wadenkrampfs genitive
- Wadenkrampfes genitive
- Wadenkrämpfe plural
- Wadenkrampfe dative singular
- Wadenkrämpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wadenkrampf?
- [ˈvaːdn̩ˌkʁamp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wadenkrampf in German?
Wadenkrampf appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).