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crampe

French, noun/kʁɑ̃p/

crampe is spelled C-R-A-M-P-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crampe is a French feminine noun meaning “cramp (muscular contraction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Contraction spasmodique, douloureuse qui se fait sentir principalement à la jambe et au pied”.

What does crampe mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecramp (muscular contraction)

    J'ai des crampes abdominales.

  2. 2

    feminineiron clamp

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Contraction spasmodique, douloureuse qui se fait sentir principalement à la jambe et au pied. 2. Toute douleur spasmodique.

noun: 1. Fermeture de moule. 2. Fermeture de cadenas.

noun: 1. Barre à mine.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of crampe

  • crampes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce crampe?

  • /kʁɑ̃p/
  • \kʁɑ̃p\
  • [kʁɑ̃p]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to crampe

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is crampe in French?

crampe appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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