Hammel
German, noun
Hammel is spelled H-A-M-M-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hammel is a German masculine noun meaning “wether (castrated ram)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Hämmel is a different word: “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Hammel”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kastriertes, männliches Schaf”.
What does Hammel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewether (castrated ram)
- 2
masculineellipsis of Hammelfleisch: the meat of a wether used for food; mutton
- 3
masculinejackass (person)
noun
- 1
datednominative/accusative/genitive plural of Hammel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kastriertes, männliches Schaf 2. das zubereitete oder zur Zubereitung vorgesehene Fleisch eines Hammels; kurz für Hammelfleisch 3. dummer Mensch, Dummkopf
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hammel
- Hammels genitive
- Hämmel plural
- Hammeln dative definite plural
- Hämmeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Hammel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hammel in German?
Hammel appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).