amarillo

[amaˈɾiʝo]

/[amaˈɾiʝo]/ adj

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gelb, hellgelb

Key facts for amarillo
PropertyValue
Headwordamarillo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[amaˈɾiʝo]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amarillo” sits in German frequency

amarillo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for amarillo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is amarillo, spelled A-M-A-R-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    gelb, hellgelb
  2. 2
    blass, bleich

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 "amarillo"?
"amarillo" is spelled A-M-A-R-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [amaˈɾiʝo].
What does "amarillo" mean?
As an adjective, "amarillo" means: gelb, hellgelb
How do you pronounce "amarillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amarillo" is [amaˈɾiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amarillo" come from?
"amarillo" 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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Using “amarillo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-M-A-R-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [amaˈɾiʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list