Hamburger

/ˈham.ˌbʊʁ.gɐ/

//ˈham.ˌbʊʁ.gɐ// noun

The verdict

“Hamburger” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,938
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hamburguês, indivíduo natural de Hamburgo (Alemanha):

Corpus desk

Index PT-hamburger · Hamburger · Portuguese

Hamburger · rank #36,938 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,938
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hide

Nearest frequency peer: hide (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “Hamburger”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “Hamburger” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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 hamburgo
67% similar
Hamburger vs hambúrguer
70% similar

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

Key facts for Hamburger
PropertyValue
HeadwordHamburger
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈham.ˌbʊʁ.gɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,938
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Hamburger”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).Hamburgercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “hide” (#36,940), “grosseiramente” (#36,935), “geneticista” (#36,926). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “Hamburger” fica em #36,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Hamburger (IPA /ˈham.ˌbʊʁ.gɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,938 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hamburger, with forms such as "ahmburger", "habmurger", and "hambburger". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hamburgo", "hambúrguer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is Hamburger, spelled H-A-M-B-U-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    hamburguês, indivíduo natural de Hamburgo (Alemanha):
  2. 2
    hambúrguer (sanduíche):
  3. 3
    hambúrguer (carne).

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. Er kommt aus Hamburg, also ist er ein Hamburger.
  2. Ich habe gerade einen Hamburger mit Pommes gegessen.

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 Portuguese 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 /ˈham.ˌbʊʁ.gɐ/.
What does "Hamburger" mean?
As a noun, "Hamburger" means: hamburguês, indivíduo natural de Hamburgo (Alemanha):
What words are commonly confused with "Hamburger"?
"Hamburger" is commonly confused with "hamburgo", "hambúrguer". 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 /ˈham.ˌbʊʁ.gɐ/. 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 Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list