ambig
[amˈbiːk]
The verdict
“ambig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrdeutig, lexikalisch oder strukturell mehrere Bedeutungen besitzend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ambig · ambig · German
ambig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | ambig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [amˈbiːk] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ambig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ambig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [amˈbiːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehrdeutig, lexikalisch oder strukturell mehrere Bedeutungen besitzend".
No misspelling variants are generated for ambig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ambig, spelled A-M-B-I-G.
Definition
- 1mehrdeutig, lexikalisch oder strukturell mehrere Bedeutungen besitzend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ambig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nicht nur Lexeme, sondern natürlich auch komplexe Ausdrücke, insbesondere Sätze, können auf der Ebene der Ausdrucksbedeutung ambig sein.“
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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.