Hemmung
[ˈhɛmʊŋ]
The verdict
“Hemmung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,727 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,727
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ablehnung oder Widerstand, etwas zu tun, weil dies der inneren Überzeugung, den eigenen Wertmaßstäben oder Zielen widerspricht
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 | Hemmung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛmʊŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #34,727 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hemmung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hemmung is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛmʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,727 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hemmung, with forms such as "ehmmung", "hemmnug", and "hemmugn". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Hemmungen", "hemmen", "Heizung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hemmung, spelled H-E-M-M-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Ablehnung oder Widerstand, etwas zu tun, weil dies der inneren Überzeugung, den eigenen Wertmaßstäben oder Zielen widerspricht
- 2unnatürliche, unentschlossene Verhaltensweise; innere Anspannung, Unsicherheit
- 3Auftreten von Hindernissen und Widerständen, die etwas erschwert oder verhindert
- 4Bauteil einer Uhr, welche das Räderwerk und den Gangregler verbindet
- 5Ruhen einer Verjährungsfrist
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehmmung,hemmnug,hemmugn,hemmungg,hemmunng,hemumng,hemung,hhemmung,hmemung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hemmung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Hemmung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-M-M-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛmʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Hemmungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hemmung vs Hemmungen
- 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.