Wampe

[ˈvampə]

/[ˈvampə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wampe” is uncommon German (frequency #65,869 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,869
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei Tieren, vor allem Rindern, vom Hals herabfallende Hautfalte

Corpus desk

Index DE-wampe · Wampe · German

Wampe · rank #65,869 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,869
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Warnweste

Nearest frequency peer: Warnweste (+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 „Wampe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wampe
PropertyValue
HeadwordWampe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvampə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wampe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wampefällt 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: „Warnweste“ (#65,870), „Walfang“ (#65,867), „Warteraum“ (#65,871). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wampe“ bei #65,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wampe is uncommon German at frequency #65,869 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvampə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wampe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wampe, spelled W-A-M-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei Tieren, vor allem Rindern, vom Hals herabfallende Hautfalte
  2. 2
    dicker Bauch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es waren bebänderte Ochsen, und zierliche Glöckchen hingen ihnen von der Wampe hinunter.“
  2. „[…] als mein elastisches Mikrofaserunterhemd über jenen Hohlraum spannt, wo früher eine Wampe war, jetzt aber nur noch ein klitzekleiner Restbauch.“

Synonyms

WammeFettwanstPlauzeRanzenWammeWanst

Antonyms

Waschbrettbauch

This word in other languages

dewlap(English)barriga(Español)fanon(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 "Wampe"?
"Wampe" is spelled W-A-M-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvampə].
What does "Wampe" mean?
As a noun, "Wampe" means: bei Tieren, vor allem Rindern, vom Hals herabfallende Hautfalte
How do you pronounce "Wampe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wampe" is [ˈvampə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wampe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wälle#65,901Zloty#65,915zünde#65,930Varia#65,802

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list