Hebamme
[ˈheːpˌʔamə]
The verdict
“Hebamme” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #17,931 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,931
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - früher kundige, heutzutage an einer speziellen Lehranstalt ausgebildete und staatlich geprüfte Person, die während der Schwangerschaft, bei der Geburt, während des Wochenbetts und der Stillzeit die...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hebamme |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈheːpˌʔamə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hebamme” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hebamme is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈheːpˌʔamə]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,931 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hebamme, with forms such as "ehbamme", "hbeamme", and "heabmme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Hebammen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hebamme, spelled H-E-B-A-M-M-E.
Definition
- 1früher kundige, heutzutage an einer speziellen Lehranstalt ausgebildete und staatlich geprüfte Person, die während der Schwangerschaft, bei der Geburt, während des Wochenbetts und der Stillzeit die werdende beziehungsweise frischgebackene Mutter berät, betreut und ihr Hilfe leistet (meist eine Frau; seit 1994 in Österreich und seit 2020 in Deutschland führen auch männliche Berufsangehörige den Titel „Hebamme“)
- 2Gerät, mit dem Korken aus einer Flasche gezogen werden
- 3Gerät, mit dem sich Flaschen mit Kronenkorken-Verschluss öffnen lassen
- 4Assistent eines Regisseurs
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehbamme,hbeamme,heabmme,hebame,hebamem,hebbamme,hebmame,hhebamme
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hebamme - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Hebamme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-B-A-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈheːpˌʔamə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Hebammen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hebamme vs Hebammen
- 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.