Hammel

[ˈhaml̩]

/[ˈhaml̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hammel” is uncommon German (frequency #50,533 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,533
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kastriertes, männliches Schaf

Corpus desk

Index DE-hammel · Hammel · German

Hammel · rank #50,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,533
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hallein

Nearest frequency peer: Hallein (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hammel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hammel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hammel
PropertyValue
HeadwordHammel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaml̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hammel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hammelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hallein“ (#50,532), „Handschuhfach“ (#50,534), „Hauptstädten“ (#50,537). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hammel“ bei #50,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hammel is uncommon German at frequency #50,533 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaml̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Hammel has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hammel, spelled H-A-M-M-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kastriertes, männliches Schaf
  2. 2
    das zubereitete oder zur Zubereitung vorgesehene Fleisch eines Hammels; kurz für Hammelfleisch
  3. 3
    dummer Mensch, Dummkopf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Hammel frisst Gras.
  2. Vielen Leuten schmeckt Hammel nicht besonders gut.

Synonyms

SchöpsSchafsbockHammelfleischSchöpsSchöpsenfleischSchöpsernes

Antonyms

Mutterschaf

This word in other languages

wether(English)carnero(Español)mouton(Français)

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 "Hammel"?
"Hammel" is spelled H-A-M-M-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaml̩].
What does "Hammel" mean?
As a noun, "Hammel" means: kastriertes, männliches Schaf
How do you pronounce "Hammel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hammel" is [ˈhaml̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hammel" come from?
"Hammel" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gestüt#50,514Gehabe#50,499hommes#50,583Flecke#50,470

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list