Hamsterrad

[ˈhamstɐˌʁaːt]

/[ˈhamstɐˌʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hamsterrad” is uncommon German (frequency #60,639 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,639
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Laufrad, das in Gefangenschaft lebenden Kleinsäugern zur Beschäftigung und zur Auslebung ihres Bewegungsdranges angeboten wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-hamsterrad · Hamsterrad · German

Hamsterrad · rank #60,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,639
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handelskrieg

Nearest frequency peer: Handelskrieg (+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 „Hamsterrad“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hamsterrad
PropertyValue
HeadwordHamsterrad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhamstɐˌʁaːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hamsterrad“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Handelskrieg“ (#60,640), „Gruppenmitglieder“ (#60,636), „hani“ (#60,642). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hamsterrad“ bei #60,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hamsterrad is uncommon German at frequency #60,639 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhamstɐˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Laufrad, das in Gefangenschaft lebenden Kleinsäugern zur Beschäftigung und zur Auslebung ihres Bewegungsdranges angeboten wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hamsterrad in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hamsterrad, spelled H-A-M-S-T-E-R-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Laufrad, das in Gefangenschaft lebenden Kleinsäugern zur Beschäftigung und zur Auslebung ihres Bewegungsdranges angeboten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Hamsterrad gehört zur Grundausstattung eines Hamsterkäfigs.
  2. „Ich steckte genauso im Hamsterrad wie all die anderen.“

This word in other languages

hamster wheel(English)roda de hamster(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 "Hamsterrad"?
"Hamsterrad" is spelled H-A-M-S-T-E-R-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhamstɐˌʁaːt].
What does "Hamsterrad" mean?
As a noun, "Hamsterrad" means: kleines Laufrad, das in Gefangenschaft lebenden Kleinsäugern zur Beschäftigung und zur Auslebung ihres Bewegungsdranges angeboten wird
How do you pronounce "Hamsterrad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hamsterrad" is [ˈhamstɐˌʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hamsterrad" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list