Ambrosius

[amˈbʁoːzi̯ʊs]

/[amˈbʁoːzi̯ʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Ambrosius” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,901
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ambrosius · Ambrosius · German

Ambrosius · rank #32,901 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,901
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alternativlos

Nearest frequency peer: alternativlos (-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 „Ambrosius“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ambrosius
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmbrosius
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[amˈbʁoːzi̯ʊs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,901
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ambrosius“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „alternativlos“ (#32,900), „akzeptierten“ (#32,899), „Anlegern“ (#32,903). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ambrosius“ bei #32,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Ambrosius (IPA [amˈbʁoːzi̯ʊs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,901 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ambrosius, with forms such as "abmrosius", "ambbrosius", and "amborsius". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ambrosius, spelled A-M-B-R-O-S-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich treffe am Mittwoch meinen alten Schulfreund Ambrosius.

This word in other languages

Ambrose(English)Ambroise(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmrosius
  • ambbrosius
  • amborsius
  • ambroisus
  • ambrosisu
  • ambrosiuss
  • ambrossius
  • ambrosuis
  • ambrrosius
  • ambrsoius
  • ammbrosius
  • amrbosius
  • mabrosius

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ambrosius - 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.

abmrosius2ambbrosius1amborsius2ambroisus2ambrosisu2ambrosiuss1ambrossius1ambrosuis2
Edit distance from "Ambrosius"

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 "Ambrosius"?
"Ambrosius" is spelled A-M-B-R-O-S-I-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [amˈbʁoːzi̯ʊs].
What does "Ambrosius" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ambrosius" means: männlicher Vorname
What are common misspellings of "Ambrosius"?
Common misspellings include "abmrosius", "ambbrosius", "amborsius", "ambroisus", "ambrosisu". The correct spelling is "Ambrosius".
How do you pronounce "Ambrosius"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ambrosius" is [amˈbʁoːzi̯ʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ambrosius" come from?
"Ambrosius" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list