Ramme

[ˈʁamə]

/[ˈʁamə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ramme” is uncommon German (frequency #77,220 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,220
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliches Schaf

Corpus desk

Index DE-ramme · Ramme · German

Ramme · rank #77,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,220
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rapperin

Nearest frequency peer: Rapperin (+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 „Ramme“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ramme
PropertyValue
HeadwordRamme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁamə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ramme“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rammefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rapperin“ (#77,221), „Rasselbande“ (#77,223), „radikales“ (#77,216). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ramme“ bei #77,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ramme is uncommon German at frequency #77,220 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁamə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Ramme has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ramme, spelled R-A-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliches Schaf
  2. 2
    ein Werkzeug oder eine Maschine, das/die zum Feststampfen von Erde, Steinen, zum Verdichten von Böden und losem, weichem Untergrund, zum Einrammen von Pfählen, Pflöcken, Spundwänden, zum Aufbrechen von Asphaltdecken, Betonschichten und zum Schmieden bzw. Verformen von Metallen dient
  3. 3
    Rammbug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Früher nannte man die Zibbe "Ramme" und den Bock "Ramm".
  2. Die Ramme trieb Pflöcke in den Grund.

Synonyms

AuAueMutterschafZibbeFallhammerFallklotzMauerbrecherRammbärRammbockRammhammerRammklotzRammmaschineQuasisynonymeStampferStoßheberRammschiff

Antonyms

RammRammbockRammelRammerSchafbockStärWidder

This word in other languages

ewe(English)ariete(Español)brebis(Français)ovelha(Português)

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 "Ramme"?
"Ramme" is spelled R-A-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁamə].
What does "Ramme" mean?
As a noun, "Ramme" means: weibliches Schaf
How do you pronounce "Ramme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ramme" is [ˈʁamə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ramme" come from?
"Ramme" 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 "Ramme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list