Jammer

[ˈjamɐ]

/[ˈjamɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jammer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,193
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Äußerung von Wehklagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jammer · Jammer · German

Jammer · rank #23,193 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,193
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jahrelangen

Nearest frequency peer: jahrelangen (-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 „Jammer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Jammer“ 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).

Jammer vs Jänner
50% similar
Jammer vs Jasper
67% similar
Jammer vs jammern
71% similar

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

Key facts for Jammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordJammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjamɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,193
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Jammer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Jammerliegt 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: „jahrelangen“ (#23,192), „Kabarettist“ (#23,195), „Iwan“ (#23,190). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jammer“ bei #23,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Jammer (IPA [ˈjamɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,193 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jammer, with forms such as "ajmmer", "jamemr", and "jamer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Jänner", "Jasper", "jammern", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Jammer, spelled J-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Äußerung von Wehklagen
  2. 2
    Zustand von Leid, Elend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr Jammer war beeindruckend und überzeugend.
  2. Es ist ein Jammer, in welchem Zustand das Haus nun ist.

This word in other languages

lamentation(English)lamento(Español)plainte(Français)lamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajmmer
  • jamemr
  • jamer
  • jammerr
  • jammre
  • jjammer
  • jmamer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ajmmer2jamemr2jamer1jammerr1jammre2jjammer1jmamer2
Edit distance from "Jammer"

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 "Jammer"?
"Jammer" is spelled J-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjamɐ].
What does "Jammer" mean?
As a noun, "Jammer" means: Äußerung von Wehklagen
What words are commonly confused with "Jammer"?
"Jammer" is commonly confused with "Jänner", "Jasper", "jammern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jammer" is [ˈjamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jammer" come from?
"Jammer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kolleg#23,200lauern#23,210lenkte#23,217litten#23,221

Similar misspelling depth

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

Hüter7 variantsLauch7 variantsLKWs7 variantsMoped7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list