Amateurs

[amaˈtøːɐ̯s]

/[amaˈtøːɐ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amateurs” is uncommon German (frequency #86,156 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,156
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amateur

Corpus desk

Index DE-amateurs · Amateurs · German

Amateurs · rank #86,156 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,156
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Analphabetism…

Nearest frequency peer: Analphabetismus (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Amateurs“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Amateurs“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amateurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmateurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[amaˈtøːɐ̯s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Amateurs“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Amateursfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Analphabetismus“ (#86,157), „altersbedingten“ (#86,154), „anerkenne“ (#86,158). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amateurs“ bei #86,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amateurs is uncommon German at frequency #86,156 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [amaˈtøːɐ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amateur".

Zero misspellings are on record for Amateurs in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Amateurs, spelled A-M-A-T-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amateur

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 "Amateurs"?
"Amateurs" is spelled A-M-A-T-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [amaˈtøːɐ̯s].
What does "Amateurs" mean?
As a noun, "Amateurs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amateur
How do you pronounce "Amateurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amateurs" is [amaˈtøːɐ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amateurs" come from?
"Amateurs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list