Hängematten

[ˈhɛŋəˌmatn̩]

/[ˈhɛŋəˌmatn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hängematten” is uncommon German (frequency #95,746 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,746
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hängematte

Corpus desk

Index DE-hangematten · Hängematten · German

Hängematten · rank #95,746 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,746
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hypothekenbank

Nearest frequency peer: Hypothekenbank (-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 „Hängematten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hängematten
PropertyValue
HeadwordHängematten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛŋəˌmatn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,746
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hängematten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hängemattenfällt 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: „Hypothekenbank“ (#95,745), „hängenbleiben“ (#95,747), „Höhlenforscher“ (#95,748). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hängematten“ bei #95,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hängematten is uncommon German at frequency #95,746 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛŋəˌmatn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Hängematten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hängematten, spelled H-Ä-N-G-E-M-A-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hängematte
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hängematte
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hängematte
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hängematte

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 "Hängematten"?
"Hängematten" is spelled H-Ä-N-G-E-M-A-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛŋəˌmatn̩].
What does "Hängematten" mean?
As a noun, "Hängematten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hängematte
How do you pronounce "Hängematten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hängematten" is [ˈhɛŋəˌmatn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hängematten" come from?
"Hängematten" 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 "Hängematten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

idyllisches#95,752Implantaten#95,756Hintertüren#95,723herablassen#95,707

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list