Hemmschuh
[ˈhɛmˌʃuː]
The verdict
“Hemmschuh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung, mit der ein Fahrzeug abgebremst oder gegen Entrollen gesichert werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-hemmschuh · Hemmschuh · German
Hemmschuh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Hemmschuh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛmˌʃuː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hemmschuh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hemmschuh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛmˌʃuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Hemmschuh in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hemmschuh, spelled H-E-M-M-S-C-H-U-H.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung, mit der ein Fahrzeug abgebremst oder gegen Entrollen gesichert werden kann
- 2Hemmnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hemmschuh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die abgestellten Waggons wurden mit Hemmschuhen gegen Entrollen gesichert.
„Unterm Wagen hängt der Hemmschuh.“
Synonyms
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.