amo

[aˈmɔʔ]

/[aˈmɔʔ]/ noun

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The verdict

“amo” is uncommon German (frequency #55,107 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,107
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe

Corpus desk

Index DE-amo · amo · German

amo · rank #55,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,107
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altarraum

Nearest frequency peer: Altarraum (-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 „amo“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amo
PropertyValue
Headwordamo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈmɔʔ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#55,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „amo“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).amofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Altarraum“ (#55,106), „Amtsbezirk“ (#55,108), „Amtseid“ (#55,109). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „amo“ bei #55,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amo is uncommon German at frequency #55,107 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈmɔʔ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe".

amo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is amo, spelled A-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Balangi ang amo sing tinapay.

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 "amo"?
"amo" is spelled A-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmɔʔ].
What does "amo" mean?
As a noun, "amo" means: Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe
How do you pronounce "amo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amo" is [aˈmɔʔ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amo" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ahn#55,096vir#55,009buk#55,208Bun#55,209

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list