amerikanisch
[ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“amerikanisch” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,463 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #18,463
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Kontinent Amerika betreffend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amerikanisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #18,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amerikanisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for amerikanisch is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,463 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for amerikanisch, with forms such as "aemrikanisch", "ameirkanisch", and "ameriaknisch". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "amerikanische", "amerikanischen", "amerikanischer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is amerikanisch, spelled A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1den Kontinent Amerika betreffend
- 2die USA beziehungsweise die Einwohner der USA betreffend
- 3das in den USA gesprochene Englisch betreffend
- 4die Amerikanische Einstellung (Kameraeinstellung) betreffend
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aemrikanisch,ameirkanisch,ameriaknisch,amerikainsch,amerikanicsh,amerikaniscch,amerikanischh,amerikanishc,amerikanissch,amerikannisch,amerikansich,amerikkanisch,ameriknaisch,amerkianisch,amerrikanisch,ammerikanisch,amreikanisch,maerikanisch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amerikanisch - 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.
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.
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Using “amerikanisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “amerikanische” - see the side-by-side comparison. amerikanisch vs amerikanische
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.