how to pronounce hemmen

/ˈhɛmən/

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hemmen is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hemmen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… genannt hemmen der maulwurf hat die …”

meanings of hemmen

verb:

To hamper.
To check.

hemmen frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hemmen occurs in german on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.