Hämatit

[hɛmaˈtiːt]

/[hɛmaˈtiːt]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wichtiges Eisenerz

Corpus desk

Index DE-hamatit · Hämatit · German

Hämatit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Hämatit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHämatit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɛmaˈtiːt]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hämatit” sits in German frequency

Hämatit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Hämatit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛmaˈtiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wichtiges Eisenerz".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hämatit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hämatit, spelled H-Ä-M-A-T-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    wichtiges Eisenerz

Synonyms

Blutstein

This word in other languages

hematite(English)oligisto(Español)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hämatit"?
"Hämatit" is spelled H-Ä-M-A-T-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛmaˈtiːt].
What does "Hämatit" mean?
As a noun, "Hämatit" means: wichtiges Eisenerz
How do you pronounce "Hämatit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hämatit" is [hɛmaˈtiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hämatit" come from?
"Hämatit" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list