unter den Hammer kommen

[ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈhamɐ ˈkɔmən]

/[ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈhamɐ ˈkɔmən]/ phrase

The verdict

“unter den Hammer kommen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - öffentlich versteigert bzw. vergantet werden, meist weil der Eigentümer zahlungsunfähig ist

Key facts for unter den Hammer kommen
PropertyValue
Headwordunter den Hammer kommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈhamɐ ˈkɔmən]
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unter den Hammer kommen” sits in German frequency

unter den Hammer kommen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unter den Hammer kommen is 23 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈhamɐ ˈkɔmən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "öffentlich versteigert bzw. vergantet werden, meist weil der Eigentümer zahlungsunfähig ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for unter den Hammer kommen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unter den Hammer kommen, spelled U-N-T-E-R- -D-E-N- -H-A-M-M-E-R- -K-O-M-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentlich versteigert bzw. vergantet werden, meist weil der Eigentümer zahlungsunfähig ist

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unter den Hammer kommen"?
"unter den Hammer kommen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R- -D-E-N- -H-A-M-M-E-R- -K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈhamɐ ˈkɔmən].
What does "unter den Hammer kommen" mean?
As a phrase, "unter den Hammer kommen" means: öffentlich versteigert bzw. vergantet werden, meist weil der Eigentümer zahlungsunfähig ist
How do you pronounce "unter den Hammer kommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unter den Hammer kommen" is [ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈhamɐ ˈkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unter den Hammer kommen" come from?
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Using “unter den Hammer kommen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R- -D-E-N- -H-A-M-M-E-R- -K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈhamɐ ˈkɔmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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