Which to use
“hämmert” is a verb and “Hummer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,492
- “hämmert” frequency rank
- #28,252
- “Hummer” frequency rank
- 75744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hämmert | Hummer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hämmern | großer, langgestreckter, gepanzerter, zehnfüßiger Krebs mit gewaltigen Scheren an europäischen und nordamerikanischen Küsten |
Where the eye mixes hämmert and Hummer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hämmert runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Hummer's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hämmert with Hummer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hämmert is [ˈhɛmɐt] while Hummer is [ˈhʊmɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hämmert is recorded at frequency rank #47,492, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛmɐt]. Hummer is at rank #28,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊmɐ].
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 75744, this pair ranks #300,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hämmert vs Hummer
Shared letters: ehmr. Private to "hämmert": tä. Private to "Hummer": u.
"hämmert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Hummer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hummer ← hhummer · hmumer · humemr · humer · hummerr · hummre · uhmmer
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hämmert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hummer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hämmert" and "Hummer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hämmert vs Hemmer". 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 #300,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.