# Hamburg

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhæmbɝɡ/ · frequency rank #12,615

## Definitions
1. The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.
2. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
3. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
4. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
5. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
6. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
7. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
8. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
9. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
10. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
11. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
12. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
13. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
14. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
15. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
16. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
17. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
18. Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:
19. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa; named for the German city.
20. Hamburger SV, a German football club.

## Etymology
From German Hamburg.

## Easily confused with
- **humbug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamburg-vs-humbug)
- **hamburger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamburg-vs-hamburger)
- **Habsburg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/habsburg-vs-hamburg)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahmburg`, `habmurg`, `hambburg`, `hambrug`, `hambugr`, `hamburgg`, `hamburrg`, `hammburg`, `hamubrg`, `hhamburg`, `hmaburg`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hamburg