verkrampft

\fɛɐ̯ˈkʁamp͡ft\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈkʁamp͡ft\/ verb

The verdict

“verkrampft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de verkrampfen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verkrampft · verkrampft · French

verkrampft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for verkrampft
PropertyValue
Headwordverkrampft
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈkʁamp͡ft\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verkrampft » en français

verkrampftn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verkrampft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈkʁamp͡ft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verkrampft, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is verkrampft, spelled V-E-R-K-R-A-M-P-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de verkrampfen.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de verkrampfen.
  3. 3
    Participe passé de verkrampfen.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de verkrampfen.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verkrampft"?
"verkrampft" is spelled V-E-R-K-R-A-M-P-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈkʁamp͡ft\.
What does "verkrampft" mean?
As a verb, "verkrampft" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de verkrampfen.
How do you pronounce "verkrampft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkrampft" is \fɛɐ̯ˈkʁamp͡ft\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verkrampft" come from?
"verkrampft" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list