hama

noun

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The verdict

“hama” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,666. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,666
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eimer, Schüssel

Corpus desk

Index DE-hama · hama · German

hama · rank #44,666 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,666
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Halbfinals

Nearest frequency peer: Halbfinals (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hama“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „hama“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hama vs hm
50% similar
hama vs hat
50% similar
hama vs HMM
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hama
PropertyValue
Headwordhama
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,666
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hama“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hamaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Halbfinals“ (#44,665), „handfesten“ (#44,667), „Hajo“ (#44,664). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hama“ bei #44,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around hama, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,666 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for hama, with forms such as "ahma", "haam", and "hamma". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hm", "hat", "HMM", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hama, spelled H-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eimer, Schüssel
  2. 2
    Feuereimer, Löscheimer
  3. 3
    Becher
  4. 4
    Maß für Wein und andere Flüssigkeiten; Ohm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „hamae, urnae oleariae, urcei aquarii, urnae vinariae, alia vasa ahenea Capuae, Nolae.“ (Cat. agr. 135, 2)
  2. „et alioqui nullus usquam in publico sipo, nulla hama, nullum denique instrumentum ad incendia compescenda.“ (Plin. epist. 10, 33, 2)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahma
  • haam
  • hamma
  • hhama
  • hmaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hama - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahma2haam2hamma1hhama1hmaa2
Edit distance from "hama"

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 "hama"?
"hama" is spelled H-A-M-A.
What does "hama" mean?
As a noun, "hama" means: Eimer, Schüssel
What words are commonly confused with "hama"?
"hama" is commonly confused with "hm", "hat", "HMM". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "hama" come from?
"hama" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hajo#44,664Fete#44,598déjà#44,541draw#44,535

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

gallo5 variantsneeds5 variantscapo5 variantsrana5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list