Amnesie

/[amneˈziː]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,461

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Amnesie is aGermannoun. It means: Gedächtnisstörung Pronounced [amneˈziː]. Often confused with Amnestie.

Key facts for Amnesie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmnesie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[amneˈziː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,461
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Amnesie in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Amnesie is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amneˈziː]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,461 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gedächtnisstörung".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Amnesie, with forms such as "amensie", "ammnesie", and "amneise". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Amnestie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Amnesie, spelled A-M-N-E-S-I-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gedächtnisstörung

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amensie,ammnesie,amneise,amnesei,amnessie,amnnesie,amnseie,anmesie,manesie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Amnesie

Misspelling Variants of "Amnesie"

amensie7ammnesie8amneise7amnesei7amnessie8amnnesie8amnseie7anmesie7
Misspelling Variants of "Amnesie"

Frequency rank: #46,461 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amnesie"?
"Amnesie" is spelled A-M-N-E-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [amneˈziː].
What does "Amnesie" mean?
As a noun, "Amnesie" means: Gedächtnisstörung
What words are commonly confused with "Amnesie"?
"Amnesie" is commonly confused with "Amnestie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amnesie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amnesie" is [amneˈziː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amnesie" come from?
"Amnesie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.