Vorschlaghammer

[ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːkˌhamɐ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːkˌhamɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Vorschlaghammer” is uncommon German (frequency #63,923 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,923
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großer, schwerer Hammer, der zweihändig geführt und vorwiegend für grobe Arbeiten verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorschlaghammer · Vorschlaghammer · German

Vorschlaghammer · rank #63,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,923
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorbemerkung

Nearest frequency peer: Vorbemerkung (-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 „Vorschlaghammer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vorschlaghammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorschlaghammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːkˌhamɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#63,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorschlaghammer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vorschlaghammerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vorbemerkung“ (#63,922), „Vorverurteilung“ (#63,924), „vorbeizukommen“ (#63,921). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorschlaghammer“ bei #63,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vorschlaghammer is uncommon German at frequency #63,923 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːkˌhamɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großer, schwerer Hammer, der zweihändig geführt und vorwiegend für grobe Arbeiten verwendet wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vorschlaghammer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Vorschlaghammer, spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-L-A-G-H-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer, schwerer Hammer, der zweihändig geführt und vorwiegend für grobe Arbeiten verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vorschlaghämmer können bis zu fünfzehn Kilo schwer sein.

This word in other languages

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 "Vorschlaghammer"?
"Vorschlaghammer" is spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-L-A-G-H-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːkˌhamɐ].
What does "Vorschlaghammer" mean?
As a noun, "Vorschlaghammer" means: großer, schwerer Hammer, der zweihändig geführt und vorwiegend für grobe Arbeiten verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Vorschlaghammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorschlaghammer" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːkˌhamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorschlaghammer" come from?
"Vorschlaghammer" 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 "Vorschlaghammer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list