Amethyst
[ameˈtʏst]
The verdict
“Amethyst” is uncommon German (frequency #67,977 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,977
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mineral, Varietät des Quarz, durchsichtiger Halbedelstein von violetter Farbe, der als Schmuckstein getragen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-amethyst · Amethyst · German
Amethyst · rank #67,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,977
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Anfällen
Nearest frequency peer: Anfällen (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Amethyst“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Altenheimen
Altenheimen
32,027 corpus weight
- altersbedin…
altersbedingt
32,026 corpus weight
- Amethyst
Amethyst
32,024 corpus weight
- Anfällen
Anfällen
32,023 corpus weight
- Anfängerin
Anfängerin
32,022 corpus weight
- angebrachter
angebrachter
32,021 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Amethyst“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amethyst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ameˈtʏst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #67,977 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Amethyst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Amethyst is uncommon German at frequency #67,977 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ameˈtʏst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mineral, Varietät des Quarz, durchsichtiger Halbedelstein von violetter Farbe, der als Schmuckstein getragen wird".
Amethyst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Amethyst, spelled A-M-E-T-H-Y-S-T.
Definition
- 1Mineral, Varietät des Quarz, durchsichtiger Halbedelstein von violetter Farbe, der als Schmuckstein getragen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Amethyst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Teufelsrutsch ist eine international bekannte Fundstätte für Amethyst und andere Minerale.“
„Im Licht der dunkelroten Tischlampe haben ihre Augen die Farbe von Amethysten.“
This word in other languages
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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