Hamburg

Name: Hamburg, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhambʊʁk]

/[ˈhambʊʁk]/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Hamburg” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#554
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Deutschland, Freie und Hansestadt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hamburg · Hamburg · German

Hamburg · rank #554 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

FREQ-CORE #554
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH gegeben

Nearest frequency peer: gegeben (-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.

Österreich

99,450
bevor

99,449
gegeben

99,448
Hamburg

99,447
jedem

99,446
manchmal

99,445

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Hamburg vs Humbug

71% similar

Hamburg vs Homburg

86% similar

Hamburg vs Harburg

86% similar

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

Key facts for Hamburg
Property	Value
Headword	Hamburg
Language	German
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	[ˈhambʊʁk]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#554
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hamburg“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hamburgliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#554

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gegeben“ (#553), „jedem“ (#555), „bevor“ (#552). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hamburg“ bei #554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Hamburg (IPA [ˈhambʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #554 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hamburg, with forms such as "ahmburg", "habmurg", and "hambburg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Humbug", "Homburg", "Harburg", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hamburg, spelled H-A-M-B-U-R-G.

Definition

1
Stadt in Deutschland, Freie und Hansestadt
2
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, ein Bundesland in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
3
mehrfache Toponyme „Hamburg“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Hamburg ist die zweitgrößte Stadt in Deutschland.
„Ein Auslandspostamt bestand bis zum 31.12.1867 in Hamburg.“

This word in other languages

Hamburg(English)Hamburgo(Español)Hambourg(Français)Hamburgo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ahmburg
habmurg
hambburg
hambrug
hambugr
hamburgg
hamburrg
hammburg
hamubrg
hhamburg
hmaburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Hamburg"

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 "Hamburg"?

"Hamburg" is spelled H-A-M-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhambʊʁk].

What does "Hamburg" mean?

As a proper noun, "Hamburg" means: Stadt in Deutschland, Freie und Hansestadt

What words are commonly confused with "Hamburg"?

"Hamburg" is commonly confused with "Humbug", "Homburg", "Harburg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Hamburg"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hamburg" is [ˈhambʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Hamburg" come from?

"Hamburg" 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 "Hamburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gegeben#553 einzige#564 Freunde#567 könnten#571

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

passiert11 variants Zukunft11 variants Mädchen11 variants weiteren11 variants