Clap

"Clap" in German

Klatschen

(The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)

Knall

(Any loud, sudden, explosive sound)

Schlag

(Any loud, sudden, explosive sound)

Tripper

(gonorrhea)

applaudieren

(transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

improvisieren

(To create or assemble (something) hastily)

klatschen

(intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)

klatschen

(transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

knallen

(To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound)

zusammenbasteln

(To create or assemble (something) hastily)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.