Hammer

[ˈhamɐ]

/[ˈhamɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hammer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,257
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Werkzeug bestehend aus Hammerkopf und Stiel

Corpus desk

Index DE-hammer · Hammer · German

Hammer · rank #3,257 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,257
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haar

Nearest frequency peer: Haar (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hammer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

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).

Hammer vs Homer
67% similar
Hammer vs homme
50% similar
Hammer vs Hemer
67% similar

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

Key facts for Hammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhamɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,257
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hammer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hammerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Haar“ (#3,256), „harry“ (#3,258), „glaubst“ (#3,255). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hammer“ bei #3,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hammer (IPA [ˈhamɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,257 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hammer, with forms such as "ahmmer", "hamemr", and "hamer". 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, "Homer", "homme", "Hemer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hammer, spelled H-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Werkzeug bestehend aus Hammerkopf und Stiel
  2. 2
    große Maschine zur Umformung von Metall
  3. 3
    Klöppel bei mechanischen Klavierinstrumenten
  4. 4
    eines der drei Gehörknöchelchen im Ohr
  5. 5
    Wurfhammer
  6. 6
    Wucht, Schusskraft zum Beispiel im Sport
  7. 7
    etwas besonders Gutes oder Schlechtes, ein grober Fehler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Hammer gehört zur Grundausrüstung des Zimmermanns.
  2. „Es sind furchteinflößende Krieger mit vorzüglichen Schwertern und Speeren, Hämmern und Streitäxten.“

Synonyms

FäustelKlüpfelKnüpfelKlöppelWurfhammer

Antonyms

AmbossSteigbügel

This word in other languages

hammer(English)martillo(Español)marteau(Français)martelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahmmer
  • hamemr
  • hamer
  • hammerr
  • hammre
  • hhammer
  • hmamer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahmmer2hamemr2hamer1hammerr1hammre2hhammer1hmamer2
Edit distance from "Hammer"

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 "Hammer"?
"Hammer" is spelled H-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhamɐ].
What does "Hammer" mean?
As a noun, "Hammer" means: Werkzeug bestehend aus Hammerkopf und Stiel
What words are commonly confused with "Hammer"?
"Hammer" is commonly confused with "Homer", "homme", "Hemer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hammer" is [ˈhamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hammer" come from?
"Hammer" 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 "Hammer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Helden#3,259Indien#3,260nannte#3,270Sänger#3,280

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Kevin7 variantsFelix7 variantsTüren7 variantsDatum7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list