Rammsporn
[ˈʁamˌʃpɔʁn]
The verdict
“Rammsporn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an älteren Kriegsschiffen angebrachte Verlängerung des Bugs, die dazu gedacht war, gegnerische Schiffe durch Rammen zu beschädigen oder zu versenken
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Index DE-rammsporn · Rammsporn · German
Rammsporn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rammsporn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁamˌʃpɔʁn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rammsporn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rammsporn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁamˌʃpɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an älteren Kriegsschiffen angebrachte Verlängerung des Bugs, die dazu gedacht war, gegnerische Schiffe durch Rammen zu beschädigen oder zu versenken".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rammsporn, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rammsporn, spelled R-A-M-M-S-P-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1an älteren Kriegsschiffen angebrachte Verlängerung des Bugs, die dazu gedacht war, gegnerische Schiffe durch Rammen zu beschädigen oder zu versenken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rammsporn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieser sollte als Rammsporn dienen, feindliche Schiffe unter der Wasserlinie leck schlagen und versenken.“
„Der Rammsporn kommt kaum zum Einsatz.“
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.