warhammer

noun

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"warhammer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“warhammer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,082
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of war hammer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-warhammer · warhammer · English

warhammer · rank #40,082 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,082
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH WAP

Nearest frequency peer: WAP (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “warhammer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “warhammer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for warhammer
PropertyValue
Headwordwarhammer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,082
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “warhammer”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).warhammerlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “WAP” (#40,081), “Wayland” (#40,083), “waistband” (#40,080). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “warhammer” is #40,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around warhammer, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,082 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of war hammer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for warhammer, with forms such as "awrhammer", "wahrammer", and "warahmmer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is warhammer, spelled W-A-R-H-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of war hammer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Related to pollaxes were warhammers such as King Robert's. The difference between the two was that one has a head-smashing axe-blade, while the other had an armor-crushing hammerhead. Some weapons had both; ...

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awrhammer
  • wahrammer
  • warahmmer
  • warhamemr
  • warhamer
  • warhammerr
  • warhammre
  • warhhammer
  • warhmamer
  • warrhammer
  • wrahammer
  • wwarhammer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of warhammer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

awrhammer2wahrammer2warahmmer2warhamemr2warhamer1warhammerr1warhammre2warhhammer1
Edit distance from "warhammer"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "warhammer"?
"warhammer" is spelled W-A-R-H-A-M-M-E-R.
What does "warhammer" mean?
As a noun, "warhammer" means: Alternative form of war hammer.
What are common misspellings of "warhammer"?
Common misspellings include "awrhammer", "wahrammer", "warahmmer", "warhamemr", "warhamer". The correct spelling is "warhammer".
What language does "warhammer" come from?
"warhammer" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "warhammer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

waistband#40,080ventricle#40,073abatement#40,100Acropolis#40,103

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

unlisted12 variantsadaption12 variantsautonomic12 variantssquander12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list