Ampfer
[ˈamp͡fɐ]
The verdict
“Ampfer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Rumex
Corpus desk
Index DE-ampfer · Ampfer · German
Ampfer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Ampfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈamp͡fɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ampfer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ampfer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈamp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Rumex".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ampfer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Ampfer, spelled A-M-P-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Rumex
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ampfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Ampfer ist eine mehrjährige krautige Pflanze, die bis zu 1 m hoch wächst.
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.