Amphetamin

[amfetaˈmiːn]

/[amfetaˈmiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amphetamin” is uncommon German (frequency #55,932 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,932
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - synthetisch hergestelltes Mittel, das das zentrale Nervensystem anregt und das als Droge verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-amphetamin · Amphetamin · German

Amphetamin · rank #55,932 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,932
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ancien

Nearest frequency peer: ancien (+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 „Amphetamin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amphetamin
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmphetamin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[amfetaˈmiːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Amphetamin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Amphetaminfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ancien“ (#55,933), „Altersgenossen“ (#55,930), „angebliches“ (#55,934). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amphetamin“ bei #55,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amphetamin is uncommon German at frequency #55,932 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [amfetaˈmiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "synthetisch hergestelltes Mittel, das das zentrale Nervensystem anregt und das als Droge verwendet wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Amphetamin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Amphetamin, spelled A-M-P-H-E-T-A-M-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    synthetisch hergestelltes Mittel, das das zentrale Nervensystem anregt und das als Droge verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Amphetamin, die Muttersubstanz aller „Wachmacher“, wurde schon 1887 synthetisiert – zur Behandlung von Schnupfen.
  2. In den 1930er Jahren fügten Chemiker der Berliner Temmler-Werke dem Amphetamin eine zusätzliche Methylgruppe an und verkauften den neuen Wirkstoff in Tablettenform.

This word in other languages

amphetamine(English)anfetamina(Español)amphétamine(Français)anfetamina(Português)

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 "Amphetamin"?
"Amphetamin" is spelled A-M-P-H-E-T-A-M-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [amfetaˈmiːn].
What does "Amphetamin" mean?
As a noun, "Amphetamin" means: synthetisch hergestelltes Mittel, das das zentrale Nervensystem anregt und das als Droge verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Amphetamin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amphetamin" is [amfetaˈmiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amphetamin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angeheftet#55,935aufzulegen#55,956ausbessern#55,958ausgeladen#55,959

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list