Hemmung
German, noun/ˈhɛmʊŋ/
Hemmung is spelled H-E-M-M-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hemmung is a German feminine noun meaning “inhibition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ablehnung oder Widerstand, etwas zu tun, weil dies der inneren Überzeugung, den eigenen Wertmaßstäben oder…”.
What does Hemmung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinhibition
soziale Hemmung
- 2
femininescruple
- 3
femininehindrance, hindering
- 4
feminineescapement of a timepiece
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ablehnung oder Widerstand, etwas zu tun, weil dies der inneren Überzeugung, den eigenen Wertmaßstäben oder Zielen widerspricht 2. unnatürliche, unentschlossene Verhaltensweise; innere Anspannung, Unsicherheit 3. Auftreten von Hindernissen und Widerständen, die etwas erschwert oder verhindert 4. Bauteil einer Uhr, welche das Räderwerk und den Gangregler verbindet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hemmung
- Hemmungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hemmung?
- /ˈhɛmʊŋ/
- [ˈhɛmʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hemmung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hemmung in German?
Hemmung appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).