amourös
[amuˈʁøːs]
The verdict
“amourös” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Liebschaft betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-amouros · amourös · German
amourös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amourös |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [amuˈʁøːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „amourös“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
amourös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [amuˈʁøːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Liebschaft betreffend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for amourös, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is amourös, spelled A-M-O-U-R-Ö-S.
Definition
- 1eine Liebschaft betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amourös appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seine amourösen Verstrickungen brachten ihm gar vom Schweizer Boulevardblatt 'Blick' die Bezeichnung 'Bumsfideler Ösi-Stürmer' ein.
Einer, der sich mit Erotik in der Küche und im allgemeinen auskannte, war der berühmte Liebhaber Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798). Und der stand unter anderem auf Schokolade, die er für das nötige Durchhaltevermögen bei seinen amourösen Abenteuern gerne heiß und geschmolzen verzehrte.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.