Hamburger

\ˈhamˌbʊʁɡɐ\

/\ˈhamˌbʊʁɡɐ\/ adj

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The verdict

“Hamburger” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,036. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,036
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hambourgeois, de Hambourg.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hamburger · Hamburger · French

Hamburger · rank #21,036 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,036
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hackers

Nearest frequency peer: hackers (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hamburger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Hamburger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hamburger vs hamburgers
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hamburger
PropertyValue
HeadwordHamburger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈhamˌbʊʁɡɐ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,036
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hamburger »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Hamburgerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hackers » (#21,035), « habitats » (#21,034), « hay » (#21,038). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hamburger » est au #21,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Hamburger (IPA \ˈhamˌbʊʁɡɐ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,036 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hambourgeois, de Hambourg.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hamburger, with forms such as "ahmburger", "habmurger", and "hambburger". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hamburgers", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Hamburger, spelled H-A-M-B-U-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hambourgeois, de Hambourg.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hast du die Ausstellung in der Hamburger Kunsthalle gesehen?
  2. Sie ist Redakteurin beim "Hamburger Abendblatt".

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahmburger
  • habmurger
  • hambburger
  • hambruger
  • hambugrer
  • hamburegr
  • hamburgerr
  • hamburgger
  • hamburgre
  • hamburrger
  • hammburger
  • hamubrger
  • hhamburger
  • hmaburger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahmburger2habmurger2hambburger1hambruger2hambugrer2hamburegr2hamburgerr1hamburgger1
Edit distance from "Hamburger"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hamburger"?
"Hamburger" is spelled H-A-M-B-U-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhamˌbʊʁɡɐ\.
What does "Hamburger" mean?
As an adjective, "Hamburger" means: Hambourgeois, de Hambourg.
What words are commonly confused with "Hamburger"?
"Hamburger" is commonly confused with "hamburgers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hamburger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hamburger" is \ˈhamˌbʊʁɡɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hamburger" come from?
"Hamburger" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list