Which to use
“Hemmer” and “Hummel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,955
- “Hemmer” frequency rank
- #17,615
- “Hummel” frequency rank
- 61570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hemmer | Hummel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das eine Reaktion verhindert oder zumindest abbremst | Vertreter einer Gattung aus der Familie der Echte Bienen mit plumpem, rundlichem Körper und einem pelzigen, häufig bunten Haarkleid (Bombus) |
Where the eye mixes Hemmer and Hummel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hemmer and Hummel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Hemmer vs Hummel
A purely visual mix-up. Hemmer ([ˈhɛmɐ]) and Hummel ([ˈhʊml̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hemmer is recorded at frequency rank #43,955, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛmɐ]. Hummel is at rank #17,615, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊml̩].
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 61570, this pair ranks #744,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hemmer vs Hummel
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "Hemmer": r. Private to "Hummel": lu.
"Hemmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hummel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hemmer" for "Hummel" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hemmer" or "Hummel" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hemmer" and "Hummel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hemmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hummel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #744,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hemmer" and "Hummel" 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 #744,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.