Which to use
“Hammer” is a noun and “hemmen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,257
- “Hammer” frequency rank
- #34,161
- “hemmen” frequency rank
- 37418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hammer | hemmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Werkzeug bestehend aus Hammerkopf und Stiel | etwas hindern |
Where the eye mixes Hammer and hemmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hammer and hemmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Hammer and hemmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hammer is [ˈhamɐ] while hemmen is [ˈhɛmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hammer is recorded at frequency rank #3,257, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhamɐ]. hemmen is at rank #34,161, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛmən].
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 37418, this pair ranks #1,590,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hammer vs hemmen
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "Hammer": ar. Private to "hemmen": n.
"Hammer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hemmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hammer" and "hemmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hammer" or "hemmen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hammer" and "hemmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hammer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hemmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,590,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hammer" and "hemmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs hemmen". 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 #1,590,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.