Hammerschlag
[ˈhamɐˌʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Hammerschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #79,270 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,270
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlag, ausgeführt mit einem Hammer
Corpus desk
Index DE-hammerschlag · Hammerschlag · German
Hammerschlag · rank #79,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,270
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hamburgern
Nearest frequency peer: Hamburgern (-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 „Hammerschlag“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Hadith
Hadith
20,735 corpus weight
- Halles
Halles
20,733 corpus weight
- Hamburgern
Hamburgern
20,732 corpus weight
- Hammerschlag
Hammerschlag
20,731 corpus weight
- Handtüchern
Handtüchern
20,730 corpus weight
- Harre
Harre
20,729 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hammerschlag“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hammerschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhamɐˌʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #79,270 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hammerschlag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hammerschlag is uncommon German at frequency #79,270 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhamɐˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Hammerschlag doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hammerschlag, spelled H-A-M-M-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1Schlag, ausgeführt mit einem Hammer
- 2Überzug mit einem Lack, der eine spezielle Optik erzeugt, die an Schläge mit einem Hammer erinnert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hammerschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Hammerschläge dröhnten durch die Montagehalle.
„Alle anderen hatten ihre Arbeit zurückerhalten, nur er nicht, und bereits am nächsten Tag würden wieder Hammerschläge von der Amtmannsburg zu hören sein.“
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.
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