hamburg
/ˈhæmbɝɡ/noun, verb
hamburg is spelled H-A-M-B-U-R-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hamburg means “A Hamburg steak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hamburg is hamburgs.
How many letters and syllables are in hamburg?
| Letters | 7: H-A-M-B-U-R-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hamburg?
Hamburg appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hamburg?
- US /ˈhæmbɝɡ/
- UK /ˈhæmbɜːɡ/
Hamburg has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Hamburg.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hamburg
- hamburgs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hamburging participle, present
- hamburged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hamburg mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Hamburg steak
- 2
slanghamburger (food)
- 3
ground beef; hamburger meat
verb
- 1
To annoy.
noun
- 1
A Hamburg chicken.
- 2
A variety of black grape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hamburg come from?
Borrowed from German Hamburg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).