Häme
German, noun/ˈhɛːmə/
Häme is spelled H-Ä-M-E (4 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Häme is a German feminine noun meaning “ridicule; scorn; spite; gloating; schadenfreude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Häm. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Spott mit starkem Anteil an Schadenfreude; zynische Polemik”.
What does Häme mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineridicule; scorn; spite; gloating; schadenfreude
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Häm
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Spott mit starkem Anteil an Schadenfreude; zynische Polemik
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Häme?
- /ˈhɛːmə/
- /ˈheːmə/
- [ˈhɛːmə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Häme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Häme in German?
Häme appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).