tramp
/ˈtɹæmp/noun, verb
tramp is spelled T-R-A-M-P: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tramp means “The act of walking with heavy steps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tramp is tramps.
How many letters and syllables are in tramp?
| Letters | 5: T-R-A-M-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd 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 tramp?
Tramp appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 tramp?
- US /ˈtɹæmp/
- [ˈtɹeə̯mp] ~ [ˈtɹɛə̯mp]
- Australia /ˈtɹæːmp/
Tramp has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tramp.ogg, En-au-tramp.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tramp?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tramp from its last stressed vowel (/æmp/):
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 tramp
- tramps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tramping participle, present
- tramped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tramp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of walking with heavy steps.
- 2
derogatoryA homeless person; a vagabond.
- 3
derogatoryA disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp.
- 4
Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
- 5
AustraliaA long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
- 6
Of objects, stray, intrusive and unwanted.
- 7
A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.
- 8
Shaking or juddering of a vehicle's driving axle under hard acceleration or braking, caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, and leading to reduction in tire traction.
- 9
Clipping of trampoline, especially a very small one.
verb
- 1
To walk with heavy footsteps.
- 2
To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).
We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again.
- 3
To hitchhike.
- 4
To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
- 5
To travel or wander through.
to tramp the country
- 6
ScotlandTo cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
- 7
colloquialTo scram; begone.
- 8
To shake or judder under hard acceleration or braking, referring to the movement of a vehicle's driving axle caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, leading to reduction in tire traction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tramp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | clochard, va-nu-pieds , traînée, garce |
| German | Vagabund, Penner, Landstreicher, Landstreicherin , Schlampe, Flittchen |
| Portuguese | vagabundo, vagabunda , vadia, puta, vaca, galinha |
| Spanish | vagabundo, vagabunda , golfa, ramera, puta, prostituta |
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 tramp come from?
From Middle English trampen (“to walk heavily”), from Middle Low German trampen (“to stamp”) (trampeln (“to walk with heavy steps”), see trample) or from Middle Dutch trampen (“to stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *trampan (“to step”). Doublet of tremp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).