# hamstring

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,559

## Definitions
1. One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
2. The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.

## Etymology
From ham (“region back of the knee joint”) + string.

## Easily confused with
- **hammering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammering-vs-hamstring)
- **hampering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampering-vs-hamstring)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ahmstring`, `hammstring`, `hamsrting`, `hamsstring`, `hamstirng`, `hamstrign`, `hamstringg`, `hamstrinng`, `hamstrnig`, `hamstrring`, `hamsttring`, `hamtsring`, `hasmtring`, `hhamstring`, `hmastring`

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