Hamam
[haˈmaːm]
The verdict
“Hamam” 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) - türkisches Dampfbad, das der Körperpflege und der Entspannung dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-hamam · Hamam · German
Hamam · 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 "H" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hamam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [haˈmaːm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hamam“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hamam is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [haˈmaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "türkisches Dampfbad, das der Körperpflege und der Entspannung dient".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hamam, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hamam, spelled H-A-M-A-M.
Definition
- 1türkisches Dampfbad, das der Körperpflege und der Entspannung dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hamam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach einem langen Flug wird man im Hamam, dem traditionellen türkischen Bad, schnell wieder fit.
Die öffentlichen Hamams sind für sie die einzige Möglichkeit, sich zu waschen.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.