ambivalent

[ambivaˈlɛnt]

/[ambivaˈlɛnt]/ adj

The verdict

“ambivalent” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,932. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,932
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ambivalent · ambivalent · German

ambivalent · rank #47,932 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,932
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alumni

Nearest frequency peer: alumni (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ambivalent“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ambivalent“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ambivalent vs äquivalent
70% similar
ambivalent vs Ambivalenz
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ambivalent
PropertyValue
Headwordambivalent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ambivaˈlɛnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,932
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ambivalent“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ambivalentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „alumni“ (#47,931), „Aneinanderreihung“ (#47,934), „anfälliger“ (#47,935). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ambivalent“ bei #47,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ambivalent (IPA [ambivaˈlɛnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,932 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambivalent, with forms such as "abmivalent", "ambbivalent", and "ambiavlent". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "äquivalent", "Ambivalenz", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ambivalent, spelled A-M-B-I-V-A-L-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    doppelwertig
  2. 2
    widersprüchlich, zwiespältig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine Gefühle ihr gegenüber sind ambivalent, sowohl positiv als auch negativ.
  2. „Kehrer ist wohl eine der ambivalentesten Figuren der damaligen Zeit.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmivalent
  • ambbivalent
  • ambiavlent
  • ambivaelnt
  • ambivalennt
  • ambivalentt
  • ambivaletn
  • ambivallent
  • ambivalnet
  • ambivlaent
  • ambivvalent
  • ambvialent
  • amibvalent
  • ammbivalent
  • mabivalent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambivalent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abmivalent2ambbivalent1ambiavlent2ambivaelnt2ambivalennt1ambivalentt1ambivaletn2ambivallent1
Edit distance from "ambivalent"

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 "ambivalent"?
"ambivalent" is spelled A-M-B-I-V-A-L-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ambivaˈlɛnt].
What does "ambivalent" mean?
As an adjective, "ambivalent" means: doppelwertig
What words are commonly confused with "ambivalent"?
"ambivalent" is commonly confused with "äquivalent", "Ambivalenz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ambivalent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambivalent" is [ambivaˈlɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ambivalent" come from?
"ambivalent" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list