hemmend
[ˈhɛmənt]
The verdict
“hemmend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas beeinträchtigendes
Corpus desk
Index DE-hemmend · hemmend · German
hemmend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hemmend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɛmənt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hemmend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hemmend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛmənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas beeinträchtigendes".
No misspelling variants are generated for hemmend in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hemmend, spelled H-E-M-M-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1etwas beeinträchtigendes
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hemmend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese wirken hemmend auf die Wiederbesiedlung von Korallen", erklärt der Forscher.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.