Hemmungen

[ˈhɛmʊŋən]

/[ˈhɛmʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hemmungen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,173. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,173
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hemmung

Corpus desk

Index DE-hemmungen · Hemmungen · German

Hemmungen · rank #23,173 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,173
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heitere

Nearest frequency peer: heitere (-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 „Hemmungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hemmungen“ 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).

Hemmungen vs Hemmung
78% similar
Hemmungen vs Heizungen
78% similar

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

Key facts for Hemmungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHemmungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛmʊŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,173
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hemmungen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „heitere“ (#23,172), „herhalten“ (#23,174), „Heimkehr“ (#23,171). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hemmungen“ bei #23,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hemmungen (IPA [ˈhɛmʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,173 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hemmungen, with forms such as "ehmmungen", "hemmnugen", and "hemmugnen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hemmung", "Heizungen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hemmungen, spelled H-E-M-M-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hemmung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hemmung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hemmung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hemmung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehmmungen
  • hemmnugen
  • hemmugnen
  • hemmunegn
  • hemmungenn
  • hemmunggen
  • hemmungne
  • hemmunngen
  • hemumngen
  • hemungen
  • hhemmungen
  • hmemungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hemmungen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehmmungen2hemmnugen2hemmugnen2hemmunegn2hemmungenn1hemmunggen1hemmungne2hemmunngen1
Edit distance from "Hemmungen"

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 "Hemmungen"?
"Hemmungen" is spelled H-E-M-M-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛmʊŋən].
What does "Hemmungen" mean?
As a noun, "Hemmungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hemmung
What words are commonly confused with "Hemmungen"?
"Hemmungen" is commonly confused with "Hemmung", "Heizungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hemmungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hemmungen" is [ˈhɛmʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hemmungen" come from?
"Hemmungen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herhalten#23,174Heiligtum#23,170Geliebter#23,148Gartenbau#23,140

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Heimkehr12 variantsGrafiker12 variantsgeregnet12 variantsGemälden12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list