Klammer

/[ˈklamɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,312

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Klammer is aGermannoun. It means: kleines Gerät aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff zum vorübergehenden Zusammenhalten oder Befestigen von Gegenständen Pronounced [ˈklamɐ]. Often confused with klarer and Kummer.

Key facts for Klammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklamɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,312
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Klammer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klammer is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklamɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,312 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Klammer, with forms such as "kalmmer", "kklammer", and "klamemr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "klarer", "Kummer", "Krämer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Klammer, spelled K-L-A-M-M-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Gerät aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff zum vorübergehenden Zusammenhalten oder Befestigen von Gegenständen
  2. 2
    paarweise verwendete runde, eckige oder geschweifte Schriftzeichen zur Zusammenfassung von Berechnungselementen
  3. 3
    U-förmiger Metalldraht zum Verschließen von Wundrändern
  4. 4
    Vorrichtung zur kieferorthopädischen Korrektur von Zähnen
  5. 5
    kleines zangenartiges Gerät zum Festklemmen oder Verbinden von zwei oder mehreren Gegenständen
  6. 6
    paarweise verwendete runde, eckige, geschweifte oder spitze Schriftzeichen zur Kennzeichnung von Einschüben oder als einzelne Schriftzeichen hinter aufzählenden Buchstaben, Beispiel: a)
  7. 7
    Griff, um jemanden festzuhalten
  8. 8
    Wortgruppe im Satz, die eine andere Wortgruppe umschließt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kalmmer,kklammer,klamemr,klamer,klammerr,klammre,kllammer,klmamer,lkammer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klammer

Misspelling Variants of "Klammer"

kalmmer7kklammer8klamemr7klamer6klammerr8klammre7kllammer8klmamer7
Misspelling Variants of "Klammer"

Frequency rank: #20,312 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klammer"?
"Klammer" is spelled K-L-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklamɐ].
What does "Klammer" mean?
As a noun, "Klammer" means: kleines Gerät aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff zum vorübergehenden Zusammenhalten oder Befestigen von Gegenständen
What words are commonly confused with "Klammer"?
"Klammer" is commonly confused with "klarer", "Kummer", "Krämer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klammer" is [ˈklamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klammer" come from?
"Klammer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.