hemmen

[ˈhɛmən]

/[ˈhɛmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“hemmen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,161
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas hindern

Corpus desk

Index DE-hemmen · hemmen · German

hemmen · rank #34,161 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,161
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hells

Nearest frequency peer: hells (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hemmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „hemmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hemmen vs Hexen
50% similar
hemmen vs hemmt
67% similar
hemmen vs homme
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hemmen
PropertyValue
Headwordhemmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɛmən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,161
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hemmen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hemmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hells“ (#34,160), „hen“ (#34,162), „heli“ (#34,158). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hemmen“ bei #34,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hemmen (IPA [ˈhɛmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,161 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas hindern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hemmen, with forms such as "ehmmen", "hememn", and "hemen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hexen", "hemmt", "homme", and more, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hemmen, spelled H-E-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas hindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Bürokratie hemmt viele gute Projekte.

Synonyms

blockenhindern

This word in other languages

dam(English)impedir(Español)entraver(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehmmen
  • hememn
  • hemen
  • hemmenn
  • hemmne
  • hhemmen
  • hmemen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hemmen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehmmen2hememn2hemen1hemmenn1hemmne2hhemmen1hmemen2
Edit distance from "hemmen"

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 "hemmen"?
"hemmen" is spelled H-E-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛmən].
What does "hemmen" mean?
As a verb, "hemmen" means: etwas hindern
What words are commonly confused with "hemmen"?
"hemmen" is commonly confused with "Hexen", "hemmt", "homme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hemmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hemmen" is [ˈhɛmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hemmen" come from?
"hemmen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heimen#34,157Glotze#34,134Geleit#34,120Knebel#34,213

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Husum7 variantsgesät7 variantsJanus7 variantsjunta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list