Ambulanz

/[ambuˈlant͡s]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,463

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Ambulanz is aGermannoun. It means: Krankentransportwagen Pronounced [ambuˈlant͡s]. Often confused with ambulant and ambulante.

Key facts for Ambulanz
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmbulanz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ambuˈlant͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,463
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ambulanz is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ambuˈlant͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,463 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ambulanz, with forms such as "abmulanz", "ambbulanz", and "ambluanz". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ambulant", "ambulante", 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 Ambulanz, spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-N-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Krankentransportwagen
  2. 2
    Kurzbezeichnung für ambulante, das heißt nicht stationäre Behandlung (der Patient bleibt nicht über Nacht im Haus, mit der Ausnahmen des Behandlungsbereich für Notfälle, in der Regel der »Notfallstation«)
  3. 3
    ambulante Sprechstunde von Ärzten in Krankenhäusern für auswärtige Patienten.
  4. 4
    Poliklinik (ohne einen stationären Teil - den »Bettentrakt« oder »Station«)
  5. 5
    Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abmulanz,ambbulanz,ambluanz,ambualnz,ambulannz,ambulanzz,ambulazn,ambullanz,ambulnaz,ammbulanz,amublanz,mabulanz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ambulanz

Misspelling Variants of "Ambulanz"

abmulanz8ambbulanz9ambluanz8ambualnz8ambulannz9ambulanzz9ambulazn8ambullanz9
Misspelling Variants of "Ambulanz"

Frequency rank: #29,463 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ambulanz"?
"Ambulanz" is spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ambuˈlant͡s].
What does "Ambulanz" mean?
As a noun, "Ambulanz" means: Krankentransportwagen
What words are commonly confused with "Ambulanz"?
"Ambulanz" is commonly confused with "ambulant", "ambulante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ambulanz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ambulanz" is [ambuˈlant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ambulanz" come from?
"Ambulanz" 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.