behämmert

[bəˈhɛmɐt]

/[bəˈhɛmɐt]/ adj

The verdict

“behämmert” is uncommon German (frequency #98,171 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,171
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit dem Hammer bearbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-behammert · behämmert · German

behämmert · rank #98,171 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,171
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begrünt

Nearest frequency peer: begrünt (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „behämmert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „behämmert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for behämmert
PropertyValue
Headwordbehämmert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈhɛmɐt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,171
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „behämmert“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).behämmertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „begrünt“ (#98,169), „Bekker“ (#98,173), „Begräbnisse“ (#98,168). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „behämmert“ bei #98,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

behämmert is uncommon German at frequency #98,171 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈhɛmɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for behämmert in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is behämmert, spelled B-E-H-Ä-M-M-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit dem Hammer bearbeitet
  2. 2
    nicht ganz richtig im Kopf, dumm wie nach einem Schlag auf den Kopf

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how behämmert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dich kann man nicht ernst nehmen, du bist ja behämmert.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "behämmert"?
"behämmert" is spelled B-E-H-Ä-M-M-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhɛmɐt].
What does "behämmert" mean?
As an adjective, "behämmert" means: mit dem Hammer bearbeitet
How do you pronounce "behämmert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "behämmert" is [bəˈhɛmɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "behämmert" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "behämmert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list