Amadeus

[amaˈdeːʊs]

/[amaˈdeːʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Amadeus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,484
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-amadeus · Amadeus · German

Amadeus · rank #19,484 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #19,484
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aktualität

Nearest frequency peer: Aktualität (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Amadeus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Amadeus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Amadeus vs Amateur
71% similar

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

Key facts for Amadeus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmadeus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[amaˈdeːʊs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,484
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Amadeus“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Amadeusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Aktualität“ (#19,483), „AMG“ (#19,485), „ae“ (#19,482). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amadeus“ bei #19,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Amadeus (IPA [amaˈdeːʊs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,484 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amadeus, with forms such as "aamdeus", "amaddeus", and "amadesu". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Amateur", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Amadeus, spelled A-M-A-D-E-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Amadeus’ neue Freundin ist eine rücksichtslose Karrieristin.
  2. Die Kinder waren heute mit Onkel Amadeus im Wald und haben Tannenzapfen gesammelt.

This word in other languages

Amadeo(Español)Amédée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aamdeus
  • amaddeus
  • amadesu
  • amadeuss
  • amadues
  • amaedus
  • amdaeus
  • ammadeus
  • maadeus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amadeus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aamdeus2amaddeus1amadesu2amadeuss1amadues2amaedus2amdaeus2ammadeus1
Edit distance from "Amadeus"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amadeus"?
"Amadeus" is spelled A-M-A-D-E-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [amaˈdeːʊs].
What does "Amadeus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amadeus" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Amadeus"?
"Amadeus" is commonly confused with "Amateur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amadeus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amadeus" is [amaˈdeːʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amadeus" come from?
"Amadeus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anleihe#19,486Abfälle#19,475zynisch#19,471Whiskey#19,450

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

beging9 variantsWaffeln9 variantsBohlen9 variantsdankte9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list