Ammon

[ˈamɔn]

/[ˈamɔn]/ name

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The verdict

“Ammon” is uncommon German (frequency #62,166 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,166
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wind- und Fruchtbarkeitsgott sowie Orakelgott der Oase Siwa

Corpus desk

Index DE-ammon · Ammon · German

Ammon · rank #62,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,166
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH allmähliche

Nearest frequency peer: allmähliche (-2 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 „Ammon“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ammon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ammon
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmmon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈamɔn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ammon“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ammonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „allmähliche“ (#62,164), „anbetrifft“ (#62,168), „Anderlecht“ (#62,169). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ammon“ bei #62,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ammon is uncommon German at frequency #62,166 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈamɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wind- und Fruchtbarkeitsgott sowie Orakelgott der Oase Siwa".

Ammon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ammon, spelled A-M-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wind- und Fruchtbarkeitsgott sowie Orakelgott der Oase Siwa

This word in other languages

Ammon(English)

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 "Ammon"?
"Ammon" is spelled A-M-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈamɔn].
What does "Ammon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ammon" means: Wind- und Fruchtbarkeitsgott sowie Orakelgott der Oase Siwa
How do you pronounce "Ammon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ammon" is [ˈamɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ammon" come from?
"Ammon" 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 "Ammon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

acres#62,158arbor#62,182artet#62,187zehrt#62,117

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list