Amerika

[aˈmeːʁika]

/[aˈmeːʁika]/ name

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The verdict

“Amerika” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,011. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,011
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Doppelkontinent (der ehemals von der Namengebung her als ein Kontinent betrachtet wurde, wissenschaftlich wird in die Kontinente Nordamerika und Südamerika unterschieden)

Corpus desk

Index DE-amerika · Amerika · German

Amerika · rank #2,011 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,011
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abstand

Nearest frequency peer: Abstand (-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 „Amerika“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Amerika“ 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).

Amerika vs Amerikas
88% similar
Amerika vs Afrika
71% similar
Amerika vs Amelia
71% similar

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

Key facts for Amerika
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmerika
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈmeːʁika]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,011
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Amerika“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Amerikaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abstand“ (#2,010), „angeblich“ (#2,012), „abgesehen“ (#2,009). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amerika“ bei #2,011. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Amerika (IPA [aˈmeːʁika]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,011 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amerika, with forms such as "aemrika", "ameirka", and "ameriak". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Amerikas", "Afrika", "Amelia", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Amerika, spelled A-M-E-R-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Doppelkontinent (der ehemals von der Namengebung her als ein Kontinent betrachtet wurde, wissenschaftlich wird in die Kontinente Nordamerika und Südamerika unterschieden)
  2. 2
    Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
  3. 3
    Ortsteil der Stadt Penig, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir sind durch ganz Amerika gereist, von Alaska bis Feuerland.
  2. „Für Europa schätzt man um 1600 rund 100 Millionen Einwohner, für Amerika vor den Reisen des Columbus etwa 10 Millionen Einwohner.“

Synonyms

Neue WeltUSAUS-AmerikaVereinigte StaatenVereinigte Staaten von Amerika

This word in other languages

America(English)América(Español)Amérique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aemrika
  • ameirka
  • ameriak
  • amerikka
  • amerkia
  • amerrika
  • ammerika
  • amreika
  • maerika

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aemrika2ameirka2ameriak2amerikka1amerkia2amerrika1ammerika1amreika2
Edit distance from "Amerika"

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 "Amerika"?
"Amerika" is spelled A-M-E-R-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmeːʁika].
What does "Amerika" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amerika" means: ein Doppelkontinent (der ehemals von der Namengebung her als ein Kontinent betrachtet wurde, wissenschaftlich wird in die Kontinente Nordamerika und Südamerika unterschieden)
What words are commonly confused with "Amerika"?
"Amerika" is commonly confused with "Amerikas", "Afrika", "Amelia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amerika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amerika" is [aˈmeːʁika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amerika" come from?
"Amerika" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abstand#2,010bislang#2,019Wilhelm#2,003Vorteil#2,000

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Antrag9 variantsUmwelt9 variantsSchuhe9 variantsBrücke9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list