# Rumpelstiltskin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn/ · frequency rank #90,921

## Definitions
1. A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
2. The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.

## Etymology
From German Rumpelstilzchen; Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rumpelstiltskin