Hamm

[ham]

/[ham]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hamm” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #7,334) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#7,334
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gebogener Hang eines Weinbergs

Corpus desk

Index DE-hamm · Hamm · German

Hamm · rank #7,334 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,334
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grüner

Nearest frequency peer: Grüner (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Hamm“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Hamm“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Hamm vs hm
25% similar
Hamm vs hat
25% similar
Hamm vs HMM
25% similar

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

Key facts for Hamm
PropertyValue
HeadwordHamm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ham]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,334
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Hamm“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hammliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grüner“ (#7,333), „helle“ (#7,335), „glücklicherweise“ (#7,331). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hamm“ bei #7,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Hamm is neighbouring look-alikes ("hm", "hat", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ham]. Frequency #7,334 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Gloss: "gebogener Hang eines Weinbergs".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hamm, with forms such as "ahmm", "hhamm", and "hmam". 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Hamm, spelled H-A-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    gebogener Hang eines Weinbergs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dieser Rückgang betrifft jedoch keineswegs nur die Lage Moselweißer/Layer Hamm, sondern eine Vielzahl ehemaliger Rebflächen in und um Koblenz, die heute zum Teil sogar vollständig aufgegeben wurden.“
  2. „Boppards qualitätsvollste Lagen finden sich im Hamm, wobei Mandelstein, Fässerley und Feuerley den besten Ruf genießen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahmm
  • hhamm
  • hmam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahmm2hhamm1hmam2
Edit distance from "Hamm"

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 "Hamm"?
"Hamm" is spelled H-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ham].
What does "Hamm" mean?
As a noun, "Hamm" means: gebogener Hang eines Weinbergs
What words are commonly confused with "Hamm"?
"Hamm" is commonly confused with "hm", "hat", "HMM". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hamm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hamm" is [ham]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hamm" come from?
"Hamm" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hits#7,337full#7,319Made#7,362call#7,304

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list