stampede
stam·pede/stæmˈpid/noun, verb
stampede is spelled S-T-A-M-P-E-D-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (stam·pede). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stampede means “A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stampede is stampedes.
How many letters and syllables are in stampede?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-M-P-E-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stam·pede |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stampede?
Stampede appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 stampede?
- UK /stæmˈpiːd/
- US /stæmˈpid/
Stampede has 2 syllables, split stam·pede in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-stampede.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stampede?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stampede from its last stressed vowel (/id/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stampede
- stampedes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stampeding participle, present
- stampeded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stampede mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
- 2
A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.
The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.
- 3
CanadaUSAn event at which cowboy skills are displayed; a rodeo.
- 4
A sudden unconcerted acting together of a number of persons due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.
a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets
verb
- 1
To cause (a drove or herd of animals) to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright.
- 2
To cause animals (owned by a person) to run away or scamper in this manner.
- 3
To cause (people in a crowd) to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic.
- 4
To cause (an individual) to act hastily or rashly.
I was stampeded into buying an unnecessary insurance against earthquakes, fires, and flooding.
- 5
To cause (people) to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.
- 6
Of a drove or herd of animals: to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright.
- 7
Of people in a crowd: to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic.
- 8
Of people: to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stampede in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bousculade, débandade |
| German | Stampede , Massenpanik |
| Portuguese | debandada |
| Spanish | estampida, barajustada, barajuste , desbandada , barajustarse |
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.
Where does stampede come from?
The noun is derived from Mexican Spanish estampida (“a stampede”), from Spanish estampida, estampido (“a bang, a crack (sound)”), from Old Occitan estampida, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*stampjan), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze; to stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (“to trample down”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).