Amaretto

[amaˈʁɛto]

/[amaˈʁɛto]/ noun

The verdict

“Amaretto” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - italienischer Mandellikör

Corpus desk

Index DE-amaretto · Amaretto · German

Amaretto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Amaretto
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmaretto
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[amaˈʁɛto]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Amaretto“ im Deutschen

Amarettoschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amaretto is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [amaˈʁɛto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Amaretto doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Amaretto, spelled A-M-A-R-E-T-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    italienischer Mandellikör
  2. 2
    Mandelkeks mit dem Geschmack von Amaretto^([1])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Manchmal werden für Amaretto statt oder zusammen mit Mandeln auch Aprikosenkerne verwendet.
  2. Zum Kaffee gab es Ameretti.

Synonyms

MandelkeksMandelmakrone

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amaretto"?
"Amaretto" is spelled A-M-A-R-E-T-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [amaˈʁɛto].
What does "Amaretto" mean?
As a noun, "Amaretto" means: italienischer Mandellikör
How do you pronounce "Amaretto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amaretto" is [amaˈʁɛto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amaretto" come from?
"Amaretto" is a German 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list