cramped
/kɹæmpt/adjective, verb
cramped is spelled C-R-A-M-P-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cramped means “Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cramped?
| Letters | 7: C-R-A-M-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cramped?
Cramped appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cramped?
- /kɹæmpt/
Cramped has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cramped.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cramped
- more cramped comparative
- most cramped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cramped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
- 2
Overcrowded or congested.
- 3
Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
- 4
Illegible.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of cramp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cramped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | être à l'étroit, serré , surpeuplé, bondé, surchargé |
| German | beengt , überfüllt , verkrampft |
| Portuguese | apertado , abarrotado |
| Spanish | apretado, estrecho, ceñido, ajustado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.