hämmerte

[ˈhɛmɐtə]

/[ˈhɛmɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hämmerte” is uncommon German (frequency #63,429 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,429
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hämmern

Corpus desk

Index DE-hammerte · hämmerte · German

hämmerte · rank #63,429 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,429
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hängebrücke

Nearest frequency peer: Hängebrücke (+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 „hämmerte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hämmerte
PropertyValue
Headwordhämmerte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɛmɐtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hämmerte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hängebrücke“ (#63,430), „Hundertschaft“ (#63,427), „hundertjährige“ (#63,426). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hämmerte“ bei #63,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hämmerte is uncommon German at frequency #63,429 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɛmɐtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hämmerte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hämmerte, spelled H-Ä-M-M-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hämmern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hämmern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hämmern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hämmern

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 "hämmerte"?
"hämmerte" is spelled H-Ä-M-M-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛmɐtə].
What does "hämmerte" mean?
As a verb, "hämmerte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hämmern
How do you pronounce "hämmerte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hämmerte" is [ˈhɛmɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hämmerte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hingehst#63,416Kationen#63,459gängiges#63,393Kevelaer#63,465

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list