Amboss

[ˈambɔs]

/[ˈambɔs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amboss” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,638. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,638
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stabiler Sockel mit einem besonders ausgestalteten gehärteten „Ambosskopf“, um darauf ein glühendes Werkstück zu schmieden; in unterschiedlicher Größe eine Standardausrüstung aller Schmieden

Corpus desk

Index DE-amboss · Amboss · German

Amboss · rank #41,638 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,638
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amme

Nearest frequency peer: Amme (+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 „Amboss“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Amboss“ 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).

Amboss vs amos
50% similar
Amboss vs Abos
67% similar
Amboss vs across
50% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Amboss“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ambossliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Amme“ (#41,639), „Allendorf“ (#41,636), „Anamnese“ (#41,640). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amboss“ bei #41,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Amboss (IPA [ˈambɔs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,638 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amboss, with forms such as "abmoss", "ambboss", and "ambos". 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 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Amboss, spelled A-M-B-O-S-S.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Amboss war so schwer, dass er ihn nicht einmal von der Stelle rücken konnte.
  2. „Du musst … leiden oder triumphieren, Amboss oder Hammer sein.“ (Goethe)

Synonyms

Incus

Antonyms

HammerSteigbügel

This word in other languages

anvil(English)yunque(Español)enclume(Français)bigorna(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmoss
  • ambboss
  • ambos
  • amboß
  • ambsos
  • ammboss
  • amobss
  • maboss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amboss - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abmoss2ambboss1ambos1amboß2ambsos2ammboss1amobss2maboss2
Edit distance from "Amboss"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adonis#41,629Atomen#41,657zügeln#41,607barmen#41,676

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

abladen8 variantsZehnt8 variantsvoyage8 variantscottage8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list