Hampelmann
[ˈhampl̩man]
The verdict
“Hampelmann” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,288 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #66,288
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Figur, deren Arme und Beine mittels einer Schnur bewegt werden können
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hampelmann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhampl̩man] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #66,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hampelmann” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hampelmann is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhampl̩man]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,288 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hampelmann in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Hampelmann, spelled H-A-M-P-E-L-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1Figur, deren Arme und Beine mittels einer Schnur bewegt werden können
- 2willensschwacher Mann
- 3zappelige (hyperaktive) Person
- 4Turnübung
This word in other languages
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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Using “Hampelmann”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-M-P-E-L-M-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhampl̩man] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.