rammen

[ˈʁamən]

/[ˈʁamən]/ verb

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The verdict

“rammen” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,975
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit Kraft in etwas stoßen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rammen · rammen · German

rammen · rank #35,975 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,975
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rahmens

Nearest frequency peer: Rahmens (-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 „rammen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „rammen“ 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).

rammen vs Räume
33% similar
rammen vs raten
67% similar
rammen vs Rasen
50% similar

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

Key facts for rammen
PropertyValue
Headwordrammen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁamən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,975
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rammen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.rammenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rahmens“ (#35,974), „rabbit“ (#35,973), „rangiert“ (#35,977). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rammen“ bei #35,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rammen (IPA [ˈʁamən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,975 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rammen, with forms such as "armmen", "ramemn", and "rammenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Räume", "raten", "Rasen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is rammen, spelled R-A-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit Kraft in etwas stoßen
  2. 2
    mit Wucht an etwas stoßen
  3. 3
    in die Seite eines Fahrzeugs fahren und es dadurch beschädigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie rammen die Pfähle in die Erde.
  2. Hasserfüllt rammte er seinem Bruder ein Messer ins Herz.

Synonyms

stoßen

This word in other languages

ram(English)embestir(Español)enfoncer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • armmen
  • ramemn
  • rammenn
  • rammne
  • rmamen
  • rrammen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rammen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

armmen2ramemn2rammenn1rammne2rmamen2rrammen1
Edit distance from "rammen"

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 "rammen"?
"rammen" is spelled R-A-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁamən].
What does "rammen" mean?
As a verb, "rammen" means: etwas mit Kraft in etwas stoßen
What words are commonly confused with "rammen"?
"rammen" is commonly confused with "Räume", "raten", "Rasen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rammen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rammen" is [ˈʁamən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rammen" come from?
"rammen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rabbit#35,973Nigger#35,933sexual#36,017Spesen#36,028

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

SARS6 variantsochs6 variantssurf6 variantslibre6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list