Amboss

/[ˈambɔs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,638

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Amboss is aGermannoun. It means: stabiler Sockel mit einem besonders ausgestalteten gehärteten „Ambosskopf“, um darauf ein glühendes Werkstück zu schmieden; in unterschiedlicher Größe eine Standardausrüstung aller Schmieden Pronounced [ˈambɔs]. Often confused with amos and Abos.

Key facts for Amboss
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmboss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈambɔs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,638
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Amboss in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Amboss is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈambɔs]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,638 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Amboss, with forms such as "abmoss", "ambboss", and "ambos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "amos", "Abos", "across", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Amboss, spelled A-M-B-O-S-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    stabiler Sockel mit einem besonders ausgestalteten gehärteten „Ambosskopf“, um darauf ein glühendes Werkstück zu schmieden; in unterschiedlicher Größe eine Standardausrüstung aller Schmieden
  2. 2
    mittleres der drei Gehörknöchelchen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abmoss,ambboss,ambos,amboß,ambsos,ammboss,amobss,maboss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Amboss

Misspelling Variants of "Amboss"

abmoss6ambboss7ambos5amboß5ambsos6ammboss7amobss6maboss6
Misspelling Variants of "Amboss"

Frequency rank: #41,638 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amboss"?
"Amboss" is spelled A-M-B-O-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈambɔs].
What does "Amboss" mean?
As a noun, "Amboss" means: stabiler Sockel mit einem besonders ausgestalteten gehärteten „Ambosskopf“, um darauf ein glühendes Werkstück zu schmieden; in unterschiedlicher Größe eine Standardausrüstung aller Schmieden
What words are commonly confused with "Amboss"?
"Amboss" is commonly confused with "amos", "Abos", "across". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amboss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amboss" is [ˈambɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amboss" come from?
"Amboss" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.