Hammerhai
[ˈhamɐˌhaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Hammerhai” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Familie der Haie Sphyrnidae; Hai mit hammerförmig verbreiterter Schnauze
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Index DE-hammerhai · Hammerhai · German
Hammerhai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hammerhai |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhamɐˌhaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hammerhai“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hammerhai is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhamɐˌhaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter der Familie der Haie Sphyrnidae; Hai mit hammerförmig verbreiterter Schnauze".
Hammerhai has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hammerhai, spelled H-A-M-M-E-R-H-A-I.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der Familie der Haie Sphyrnidae; Hai mit hammerförmig verbreiterter Schnauze
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hammerhai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hammerhaie haben einen stromlinienförmigen Körper.
„Wie Forscher um Yuuki Watanabe vom nationalen japanischen Institut für Polarforschung berichten, schwimmen Große Hammerhaie (Sphyrna mokarran) gerne in Seitenlage, in einem Winkel von etwa 60 Grad.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.