Hammett
The verdict
“Hammett” is uncommon French (frequency #94,870 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,870
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hammett · Hammett · French
Hammett · rank #94,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,870
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH harlequins
Nearest frequency peer: harlequins (+2 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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Hammett »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Hamer
Hamer
5,134 corpus weight
- Hammett
Hammett
5,131 corpus weight
- harlequins
harlequins
5,129 corpus weight
- harz
harz
5,127 corpus weight
- hasarder
hasarder
5,126 corpus weight
- Hasselhoff
Hasselhoff
5,125 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Hammett » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hammett |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #94,870 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Hammett » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Hammett is uncommon French at frequency #94,870 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hammett, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Hammett, spelled H-A-M-M-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hammett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Qui est Julie Hammett, l’ex-journaliste de LCI qui fait son arrivée sur BFM TV ce lundi 28 août ?
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.
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