Amaryllis
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The verdict
“Amaryllis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Name einer Hirtin; Amaryllis
Corpus desk
Index DE-amaryllis · Amaryllis · German
Amaryllis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amaryllis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Amaryllis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Amaryllis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Name einer Hirtin; Amaryllis".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Amaryllis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Amaryllis, spelled A-M-A-R-Y-L-L-I-S.
Definition
- 1Name einer Hirtin; Amaryllis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Amaryllis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„nos patriae finis et dulica linquimus arva: / nos patriam fugimus; tu, Tityre, lentus in umbra / formosam resonare doces Amaryllida silvas.“ (Verg. ecl. 1,3–5)
„nonne fuit satius, tristis Amaryllidos iras / atque superba pati fastidia?“ (Verg. ecl. 2,14–15)
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.