# trampoline

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/ · frequency rank #24,341

## Definitions
1. A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
2. A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
3. Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
4. Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages.

## Etymology
From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798.

## Easily confused with
- **trampling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trampling-vs-trampoline)

## Common misspellings (15)
`rtampoline`, `tarmpoline`, `trammpoline`, `tramopline`, `tramploine`, `trampoilne`, `trampolien`, `trampolinne`, `trampolline`, `trampolnie`, `tramppoline`, `trapmoline`, `trmapoline`, `trrampoline`, `ttrampoline`

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