Amnestie

[amnɛsˈtiː]

/[amnɛsˈtiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amnestie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,915
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vollständig oder zu Teilen erfolgter Straferlass

Corpus desk

Index DE-amnestie · Amnestie · German

Amnestie · rank #29,915 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,915
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ambulant

Nearest frequency peer: ambulant (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Amnestie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Amnestie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Amnestie vs Amnesie
88% similar

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

Key facts for Amnestie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmnestie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[amnɛsˈtiː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,915
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Amnestie“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Amnestieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ambulant“ (#29,914), „Anbeginn“ (#29,916), „Alta“ (#29,913). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amnestie“ bei #29,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Amnestie (IPA [amnɛsˈtiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,915 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vollständig oder zu Teilen erfolgter Straferlass".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amnestie, with forms such as "amenstie", "ammnestie", and "amnesite". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Amnesie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Amnestie, spelled A-M-N-E-S-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vollständig oder zu Teilen erfolgter Straferlass

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es wird keine Amnestie für Steuerflüchtlinge geben.
  2. „Nach Rathenaus Ermordung erinnert sich der Reichstag der Republikaner, die in deutschen Zuchthäusern und Gefängnissen verkümmern, eine allgemeine Amnestie soll sie befreien.“

Synonyms

BegnadigungSchuldenerlassStraferlassTeilamnestie

This word in other languages

amnesty(English)amnistía(Español)amnistie(Français)amnistia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amenstie
  • ammnestie
  • amnesite
  • amnesstie
  • amnestei
  • amnesttie
  • amnetsie
  • amnnestie
  • amnsetie
  • anmestie
  • manestie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amnestie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amenstie2ammnestie1amnesite2amnesstie1amnestei2amnesttie1amnetsie2amnnestie1
Edit distance from "Amnestie"

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 "Amnestie"?
"Amnestie" is spelled A-M-N-E-S-T-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [amnɛsˈtiː].
What does "Amnestie" mean?
As a noun, "Amnestie" means: vollständig oder zu Teilen erfolgter Straferlass
What words are commonly confused with "Amnestie"?
"Amnestie" is commonly confused with "Amnesie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amnestie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amnestie" is [amnɛsˈtiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amnestie" come from?
"Amnestie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Amnestie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ambulant#29,914Anbeginn#29,916zustehen#29,887auskommt#29,947

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Blinker11 variantsumrahmt11 variantsUmgangs11 variantsTyrannen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list