Neidhammel
[ˈnaɪ̯tˌhaml̩]
The verdict
“Neidhammel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der einem anderen etwas nicht gönnt, neidische Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-neidhammel · Neidhammel · German
Neidhammel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Neidhammel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaɪ̯tˌhaml̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Neidhammel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Neidhammel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaɪ̯tˌhaml̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der einem anderen etwas nicht gönnt, neidische Person".
Neidhammel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Neidhammel, spelled N-E-I-D-H-A-M-M-E-L.
Definition
- 1jemand, der einem anderen etwas nicht gönnt, neidische Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Neidhammel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meier, der Neidhammel, hat sich schwarz geärgert über meine Beförderung.
„Überhaupt, es war ’ne pfiffige Kröte, was sonst die Dicken eigentlich nich sind. Aber immer gut und kein Neidhammel und gab immer was ab.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.