Amerikaner

[ameʁiˈkaːnɐ]

/[ameʁiˈkaːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amerikaner” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,283
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bewohner des amerikanischen Doppelkontinents

Corpus desk

Index DE-amerikaner · Amerikaner · German

Amerikaner · rank #2,283 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,283
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adresse

Nearest frequency peer: Adresse (-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 „Amerikaner“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Amerikaner“ 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).

Amerikaner vs Amerikanern
91% similar
Amerikaner vs Amerikanerin
83% similar
Amerikaner vs Afrikaner
80% similar

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

Key facts for Amerikaner
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmerikaner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ameʁiˈkaːnɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,283
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Amerikaner“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Amerikanerliegt 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: „Adresse“ (#2,282), „Anzeige“ (#2,284), „Abteilung“ (#2,281). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amerikaner“ bei #2,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Amerikaner (IPA [ameʁiˈkaːnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,283 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amerikaner, with forms such as "aemrikaner", "ameirkaner", and "ameriakner". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Amerikanern", "Amerikanerin", "Afrikaner", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Amerikaner, spelled A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Bewohner des amerikanischen Doppelkontinents
  2. 2
    Bürger der USA (amtliche Kurzform)
  3. 3
    ein rundes Gebäck aus Mehl, Butter, Zitronensaft mit Zuckerguss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich werde wieder Deltafliegen gehen, weil ich konnte meinen ersten Flug nicht geniessen, kommentierte der Amerikaner, nicht ohne Galgenhumor.“
  2. Woher die ersten Amerikaner kamen, ist wissenschaftlich umstritten.

Synonyms

US-AmerikanerUS-BürgerUSA-BürgerAmiAfrikanerHannoveraner

This word in other languages

American(English)americano(Español)Americain(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aemrikaner
  • ameirkaner
  • ameriakner
  • amerikaenr
  • amerikanerr
  • amerikanner
  • amerikanre
  • amerikkaner
  • ameriknaer
  • amerkianer
  • amerrikaner
  • ammerikaner
  • amreikaner
  • maerikaner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amerikaner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aemrikaner2ameirkaner2ameriakner2amerikaenr2amerikanerr1amerikanner1amerikanre2amerikkaner1
Edit distance from "Amerikaner"

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 "Amerikaner"?
"Amerikaner" is spelled A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ameʁiˈkaːnɐ].
What does "Amerikaner" mean?
As a noun, "Amerikaner" means: ein Bewohner des amerikanischen Doppelkontinents
What words are commonly confused with "Amerikaner"?
"Amerikaner" is commonly confused with "Amerikanern", "Amerikanerin", "Afrikaner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amerikaner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amerikaner" is [ameʁiˈkaːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amerikaner" come from?
"Amerikaner" 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 "Amerikaner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bisherigen#2,289Widerstand#2,276Unterricht#2,270Hauptstadt#2,299

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Verlangen14 variantsgegründet14 variantsgestalten14 variantsNachmittag14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list