Hampelmann

[ˈhampl̩man]

/[ˈhampl̩man]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hampelmann” is uncommon German (frequency #66,288 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,288
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figur, deren Arme und Beine mittels einer Schnur bewegt werden können

Corpus desk

Index DE-hampelmann · Hampelmann · German

Hampelmann · rank #66,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,288
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handfeuerwaff…

Nearest frequency peer: Handfeuerwaffen (+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 „Hampelmann“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hampelmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordHampelmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhampl̩man]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hampelmann“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hampelmannfällt 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: „Handfeuerwaffen“ (#66,289), „Halunken“ (#66,286), „Happel“ (#66,291). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hampelmann“ bei #66,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hampelmann is uncommon German at frequency #66,288 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhampl̩man]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Figur, deren Arme und Beine mittels einer Schnur bewegt werden können
  2. 2
    willensschwacher Mann
  3. 3
    zappelige (hyperaktive) Person
  4. 4
    Turnübung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn man an der Schnur zieht, hampelt der Hampelmann.
  2. „Wie fast alle Liebhaber von Puppen und Hampelmännern fühlt er Kindern gegenüber eine große Indifferenz.“

Synonyms

GliederpuppeMarionettePantoffelheldWeichlingZappelphilipp

This word in other languages

jumping jack(English)mamarracho(Español)pantin(Français)

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 "Hampelmann"?
"Hampelmann" is spelled H-A-M-P-E-L-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhampl̩man].
What does "Hampelmann" mean?
As a noun, "Hampelmann" means: Figur, deren Arme und Beine mittels einer Schnur bewegt werden können
How do you pronounce "Hampelmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hampelmann" is [ˈhampl̩man]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hampelmann" come from?
"Hampelmann" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Goldrausch#66,276Gletschers#66,274herausfand#66,311Geschwüren#66,264

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list