Chammer
[ˈxamɐ]
The verdict
“Chammer” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zur Gattung der Pferde gehörendes (männliches) Huftier, das ein (je nach Art / Unterart) graues bis braunes, fahlgelbes bis ockerfarbenes oder rötliches bis rotbraunes Fell mit dunklem Aalstrich, e...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chammer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxamɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chammer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Chammer is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxamɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Chammer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Chammer, spelled C-H-A-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1zur Gattung der Pferde gehörendes (männliches) Huftier, das ein (je nach Art / Unterart) graues bis braunes, fahlgelbes bis ockerfarbenes oder rötliches bis rotbraunes Fell mit dunklem Aalstrich, eine kurze, aufrecht stehende Nackenmähne, lange Ohren und einen Quastenschwanz besitzt, und dessen domestizierte Vertreter als Nutz-, Last- und Reittier dienen (Asinus)
- 2jemand, der dumm, einfältig, unbeholfen, ungeschickt sowie, mitunter, störrisch ist oder ähnliche für das unter [1] beschriebene Tier typisch geltende Eigenschaften besitzt
- 3jemand, der grob, ungehobelt ist
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.
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Using “Chammer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-M-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxamɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.