Which to use
“Hamm” is a noun and “hum” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,334
- “Hamm” frequency rank
- #47,488
- “hum” frequency rank
- 54822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hamm | hum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gebogener Hang eines Weinbergs | männliches Personalpronomen der dritten Person Singular im Objektiv(≘ Dativ und Akkusativ): ihm, ihn |
Letter map: Hamm vs hum
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hamm and hum apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Hamm / hum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hamm is anoun and humapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hamm is recorded at frequency rank #7,334, classified as anoun, pronounced [ham]. hum is at rank #47,488, tagged as apron, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54822, this pair ranks #1,003,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hamm vs hum
Shared letters: hm. Private to "Hamm": a. Private to "hum": u.
"Hamm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hamm ← ahmm · hhamm · hmam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hamm" for "hum" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hamm" or "hum"?
Useful next steps
Pair "Hamm" vs "hum" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hamm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,003,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hamm" and "hum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,003,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.