Hummer

[ˈhʊmɐ]

/[ˈhʊmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hummer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,252
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großer, langgestreckter, gepanzerter, zehnfüßiger Krebs mit gewaltigen Scheren an europäischen und nordamerikanischen Küsten

Corpus desk

Index DE-hummer · Hummer · German

Hummer · rank #28,252 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,252
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hotspots

Nearest frequency peer: Hotspots (-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 „Hummer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hummer“ 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).

Hummer vs Humor
67% similar
Hummer vs Hüter
50% similar
Hummer vs Hunger
67% similar

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

Key facts for Hummer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHummer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʊmɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,252
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hummer“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hummerliegt 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: „Hotspots“ (#28,251), „hässlicher“ (#28,253), „Hinterhalt“ (#28,250). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hummer“ bei #28,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hummer (IPA [ˈhʊmɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,252 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "großer, langgestreckter, gepanzerter, zehnfüßiger Krebs mit gewaltigen Scheren an europäischen und nordamerikanischen Küsten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hummer, with forms such as "hhummer", "hmumer", and "humemr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Humor", "Hüter", "Hunger", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hummer, spelled H-U-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer, langgestreckter, gepanzerter, zehnfüßiger Krebs mit gewaltigen Scheren an europäischen und nordamerikanischen Küsten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hummer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Europäische Hummer bewohnt Felsgrund bei Helgoland.
  2. „Auch unter Hummern gibt es Rechts- und Linkshänder.“

Synonyms

Homarus

This word in other languages

lobster(English)langosta(Español)homard(Français)lagosta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhummer
  • hmumer
  • humemr
  • humer
  • hummerr
  • hummre
  • uhmmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hummer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhummer1hmumer2humemr2humer1hummerr1hummre2uhmmer2
Edit distance from "Hummer"

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 "Hummer"?
"Hummer" is spelled H-U-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊmɐ].
What does "Hummer" mean?
As a noun, "Hummer" means: großer, langgestreckter, gepanzerter, zehnfüßiger Krebs mit gewaltigen Scheren an europäischen und nordamerikanischen Küsten
What words are commonly confused with "Hummer"?
"Hummer" is commonly confused with "Humor", "Hüter", "Hunger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hummer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hummer" is [ˈhʊmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hummer" come from?
"Hummer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hentai#28,241Helium#28,239kicken#28,270Kruste#28,280

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Häupl7 variantsFicke7 variantsquält7 variantsdodge7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list