Uhrmacher
[ˈuːɐ̯ˌmaxɐ]
The verdict
“Uhrmacher” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,519
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handwerker, der sich mit der Herstellung, der Reparatur und/oder dem Verkauf von Uhren oder Uhrwerken beschäftigt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Uhrmacher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ˌmaxɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #41,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Uhrmacher” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Uhrmacher (IPA [ˈuːɐ̯ˌmaxɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,519 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Handwerker, der sich mit der Herstellung, der Reparatur und/oder dem Verkauf von Uhren oder Uhrwerken beschäftigt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Uhrmacher, with forms such as "hurmacher", "uhhrmacher", and "uhmracher". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Uhrmacher, spelled U-H-R-M-A-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Handwerker, der sich mit der Herstellung, der Reparatur und/oder dem Verkauf von Uhren oder Uhrwerken beschäftigt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hurmacher
- uhhrmacher
- uhmracher
- uhramcher
- uhrmaccher
- uhrmacehr
- uhrmacherr
- uhrmachher
- uhrmachre
- uhrmahcer
- uhrmcaher
- uhrmmacher
- uhrrmacher
- urhmacher
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Uhrmacher - 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.
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.
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Using “Uhrmacher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-H-R-M-A-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈuːɐ̯ˌmaxɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.