Which to use
“hemmen” is a verb and “Hemmer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,161
- “hemmen” frequency rank
- #43,955
- “Hemmer” frequency rank
- 78116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hemmen | Hemmer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas hindern | etwas, das eine Reaktion verhindert oder zumindest abbremst |
Where the eye mixes hemmen and Hemmer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hemmen and Hemmer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hemmen with Hemmer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hemmen is [ˈhɛmən] while Hemmer is [ˈhɛmɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “hemmen” becomes r in “Hemmer”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hemmen is recorded at frequency rank #34,161, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛmən]. Hemmer is at rank #43,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛmɐ].
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 78116, this pair ranks #245,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hemmen vs Hemmer
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "hemmen": n. Private to "Hemmer": r.
"hemmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hemmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hemmen" and "Hemmer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hemmen" or "Hemmer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hemmen" and "Hemmer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hemmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hemmer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hemmen" and "Hemmer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer 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 #245,452 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.