amor

[əˈmo(r)]

/[əˈmo(r)]/ noun

The verdict

“amor” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,822
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Liebe

Corpus desk

Index DE-amor · amor · German

amor · rank #20,822 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,822
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altersklasse

Nearest frequency peer: Altersklasse (-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 „amor“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „amor“ 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).

amor vs AO
0% similar
amor vs Amt
25% similar
amor vs Amy
25% similar

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

Key facts for amor
PropertyValue
Headwordamor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əˈmo(r)]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,822
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „amor“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Altersklasse“ (#20,821), „AMP“ (#20,823), „AMS“ (#20,824). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „amor“ bei #20,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around amor (IPA [əˈmo(r)]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,822 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Liebe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for amor, with forms such as "ammor", "amorr", and "amro". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AO", "Amt", "Amy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is amor, spelled A-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Liebe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammor
  • amorr
  • amro
  • aomr
  • maor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ammor1amorr1amro2aomr2maor2
Edit distance from "amor"

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 "amor"?
"amor" is spelled A-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈmo(r)].
What does "amor" mean?
As a noun, "amor" means: die Liebe
What words are commonly confused with "amor"?
"amor" is commonly confused with "AO", "Amt", "Amy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amor" is [əˈmo(r)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amor" come from?
"amor" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list