trample
/ˈtɹæmpəl/verb, noun
trample is spelled T-R-A-M-P-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, trample means “To crush something by walking on it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trample?
| Letters | 7: T-R-A-M-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trample?
Trample appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 trample?
- /ˈtɹæmpəl/
Trample has 2 syllables (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-trample.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trample?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as trample.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: templar.
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 trample
- tramples present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- trampling participle, present
- trampled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trample mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To crush something by walking on it.
to trample grass or flowers
- 2
To treat someone harshly.
- 3
To walk heavily and destructively.
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- 4
To cause emotional injury as if by trampling.
noun
- 1
A heavy stepping.
- 2
The sound of heavy footsteps.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trample in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fouler, piétiner |
| German | trampeln, zertrampeln, herumtrampeln , herumtrampeln auf , Trampeln |
| Portuguese | pisotear |
| Spanish | pisotear, hollar, apisonar , maltratar, humillar , pisoteada |
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 trample come from?
From Middle English tramplen, trampelen (“to walk heavily”), equivalent to tramp + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian trampelje (“to trample”), Dutch trampelen (“to trample”), German Low German trampeln (“to trample”), German trampeln (“to trample”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).