Bemme

[ˈbɛmə]

/[ˈbɛmə]/ noun

The verdict

“Bemme” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brotscheibe, (doppelte) Scheibe Brot, Brotscheibe, Knifte

Corpus desk

Index DE-bemme · Bemme · German

Bemme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Bemme
PropertyValue
HeadwordBemme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɛmə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bemme“ im Deutschen

Bemmeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bemme is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bemme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bemme, spelled B-E-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brotscheibe, (doppelte) Scheibe Brot, Brotscheibe, Knifte
  2. 2
    breite Autoreifen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Speziell die frisch zubereitete Krümmersuppe erwärmte die Umstehenden zu neidischen Blicken, während sie mit Verachtung die von der lieben Gattin geschmierten Bemmen runterwürgten.
  2. Friedhelm hat sich letzte Woche einen Satz neue Bemmen auf seinen BMW gezogen.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bemme"?
"Bemme" is spelled B-E-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛmə].
What does "Bemme" mean?
As a noun, "Bemme" means: Brotscheibe, (doppelte) Scheibe Brot, Brotscheibe, Knifte
How do you pronounce "Bemme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bemme" is [ˈbɛmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bemme" come from?
"Bemme" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list