jammerte

[ˈjamɐtə]

/[ˈjamɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“jammerte” is uncommon German (frequency #90,479 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,479
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jammern

Corpus desk

Index DE-jammerte · jammerte · German

jammerte · rank #90,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,479
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jahrganges

Nearest frequency peer: Jahrganges (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „jammerte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „jammerte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jammerte
PropertyValue
Headwordjammerte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈjamɐtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jammerte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.jammertefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jahrganges“ (#90,478), „jahreszeitlichen“ (#90,477), „Jawort“ (#90,481). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „jammerte“ bei #90,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jammerte is uncommon German at frequency #90,479 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈjamɐtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for jammerte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is jammerte, spelled J-A-M-M-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jammern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jammern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jammern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jammern

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 "jammerte"?
"jammerte" is spelled J-A-M-M-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjamɐtə].
What does "jammerte" mean?
As a verb, "jammerte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jammern
How do you pronounce "jammerte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jammerte" is [ˈjamɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jammerte" come from?
"jammerte" 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 "jammerte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Irrlehre#90,472Joggerin#90,487inspired#90,463Kamellen#90,496

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list