Hebamme

/[ˈheːpˌʔamə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,931

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Hebamme is aGermannoun. It means: 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... Pronounced [ˈheːpˌʔamə]. Often confused with Hebammen.

Key facts for Hebamme
PropertyValue
HeadwordHebamme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈheːpˌʔamə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,931
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hebamme in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hebamme is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Hebamme, with forms such as "ehbamme", "hbeamme", and "heabmme". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hebamme, spelled H-E-B-A-M-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 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“)
  2. 2
    Gerät, mit dem Korken aus einer Flasche gezogen werden
  3. 3
    Gerät, mit dem sich Flaschen mit Kronenkorken-Verschluss öffnen lassen
  4. 4
    Assistent eines Regisseurs

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehbamme,hbeamme,heabmme,hebame,hebamem,hebbamme,hebmame,hhebamme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hebamme

Misspelling Variants of "Hebamme"

ehbamme7hbeamme7heabmme7hebame6hebamem7hebbamme8hebmame7hhebamme8
Misspelling Variants of "Hebamme"

Frequency rank: #17,931 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hebamme"?
"Hebamme" is spelled H-E-B-A-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈheːpˌʔamə].
What does "Hebamme" mean?
As a noun, "Hebamme" means: 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...
What words are commonly confused with "Hebamme"?
"Hebamme" is commonly confused with "Hebammen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hebamme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hebamme" is [ˈheːpˌʔamə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hebamme" come from?
"Hebamme" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.