# tramp

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹæmp/ · frequency rank #22,250

## Definitions
1. A homeless person; a vagabond.
2. A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
3. Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
4. A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
5. Of objects, stray, intrusive and unwanted.
6. A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.
7. 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.

## Etymology
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.
Cognate with Dutch trampen (“to stamp, kick, step”), dialectal German trampen (“to step, walk, tread”), whence commoner German trampeln (“to trample”). Probably related to trap.

## Easily confused with
- **TRP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trp)
- **trip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trip)
- **trap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trap)
- **trim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trim)
- **tray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-tray)
- **Tran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-tran)
- **Trav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trav)
- **trump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trump)
- **trash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trash)
- **trans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trans)
- **traps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-traps)
- **troop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-troop)
- **Tripp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-tripp)
- **trawl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trawl)
- **Trask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trask)
- **trauma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trauma)
- **tramps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-tramps)
- **trample** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trample)
- **tap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tap-vs-tramp)
- **tam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tam-vs-tramp)

## Common misspellings (8)
`rtamp`, `tarmp`, `trammp`, `trampp`, `trapm`, `trmap`, `trramp`, `ttramp`

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