Amman

[aˈmaːn]

/[aˈmaːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Amman” sits in 16 confusable pairs (corpus #46,460) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#46,460
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Jordanien

Corpus desk

Index DE-amman · Amman · German

Amman · rank #46,460 · 4 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,460
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ambivalenz

Nearest frequency peer: Ambivalenz (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Amman“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Amman“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Amman vs Amme
60% similar
Amman vs amon
40% similar
Amman vs arma
40% similar

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

Key facts for Amman
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmman
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈmaːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,460
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Amman“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ammanliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ambivalenz“ (#46,459), „Amnesie“ (#46,461), „altert“ (#46,458). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amman“ bei #46,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Amman is neighbouring look-alikes ("Amme", "amon", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [aˈmaːn]. Frequency #46,460 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Jordanien".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amman, with forms such as "amamn", "aman", and "ammna". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Amme", "amon", "arma", and more, 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Amman, spelled A-M-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Jordanien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er wurde in Amman geboren.
  2. „Als Hani zum ersten Mal mit Ferris durch das Hauptgebäude des GID in Amman ging, hatte er gescherzt, die Jordanier hätten solche Angst vor der Geheimpolizei, dass sie deren Hauptsitz gern als «Fingernagelfabrik» bezeichneten.“

This word in other languages

Amman(English)Ammán(Español)Amman(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amamn
  • aman
  • ammna
  • maman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amamn2aman1ammna2maman2
Edit distance from "Amman"

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 "Amman"?
"Amman" is spelled A-M-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmaːn].
What does "Amman" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amman" means: Hauptstadt von Jordanien
What words are commonly confused with "Amman"?
"Amman" is commonly confused with "Amme", "amon", "arma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amman" is [aˈmaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amman" come from?
"Amman" 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 "Amman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anale#46,462added#46,448abtun#46,447Yukon#46,412

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list