Which to use
“Hemmer” and “Hummer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,955
- “Hemmer” frequency rank
- #28,252
- “Hummer” frequency rank
- 72207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hemmer | Hummer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das eine Reaktion verhindert oder zumindest abbremst | großer, langgestreckter, gepanzerter, zehnfüßiger Krebs mit gewaltigen Scheren an europäischen und nordamerikanischen Küsten |
Where the eye mixes Hemmer and Hummer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Hemmer and Hummer 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 Hummer
A purely visual mix-up. Hemmer ([ˈhɛmɐ]) and Hummer ([ˈhʊmɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “Hemmer” becomes u in “Hummer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72207, 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]. 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 72207, this pair ranks #394,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hemmer vs Hummer
Shared letters: ehmr. Private to "Hemmer": -. Private to "Hummer": u.
"Hemmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hummer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hemmer" 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 #394,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hemmer" and "Hummer" 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 #394,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.