hamstern

[ˈhamstɐn]

/[ˈhamstɐn]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“hamstern” is uncommon German (frequency #99,938 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,938
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Vorrat beschaffen; über den eigenen Bedarf hinaus anhäufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hamstern · hamstern · German

hamstern · rank #99,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,938
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH haltlosen

Nearest frequency peer: haltlosen (-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 „hamstern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hamstern
PropertyValue
Headwordhamstern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhamstɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hamstern“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hamsternfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „haltlosen“ (#99,937), „Handballerinnen“ (#99,939), „haltige“ (#99,936). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hamstern“ bei #99,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hamstern is uncommon German at frequency #99,938 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhamstɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hamstern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hamstern, spelled H-A-M-S-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Vorrat beschaffen; über den eigenen Bedarf hinaus anhäufen
  2. 2
    Lebensmittel tauschen, sich in Notzeiten (während und nach Kriegen) bei Bauern durch Tausch nicht lebensnotwendiger Gegenstände nötige Lebensmittel beschaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor erwarteten Verknappungen hamstern manche Menschen und erzeugen oder verschärfen damit die Verknappung.
  2. „Ich habe bis jetzt vermeiden, irgendetwas zu hamstern, aber heute habe ich doch ein wenig Kakao, Tee, Schmierseife und einiges andere besorgt.“

Synonyms

bevorrateneinlagern

This word in other languages

hoard(English)acaparar(Español)accaparer(Français)açambarcar(Português)

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 "hamstern"?
"hamstern" is spelled H-A-M-S-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhamstɐn].
What does "hamstern" mean?
As a verb, "hamstern" means: auf Vorrat beschaffen; über den eigenen Bedarf hinaus anhäufen
How do you pronounce "hamstern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hamstern" is [ˈhamstɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hamstern" come from?
"hamstern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hardheim#99,942harscher#99,945Hickhack#99,970Giftmüll#99,900

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list