amphora
The verdict
“amphora” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - meist zweihenkeliges, bauchiges, irdenes oder metallenes Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung von Flüssigkeiten, wie Wein oder Öl; Amphore
Corpus desk
Index DE-amphora · amphora · German
amphora · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | amphora |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „amphora“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
amphora is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
amphora doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is amphora, spelled A-M-P-H-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1meist zweihenkeliges, bauchiges, irdenes oder metallenes Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung von Flüssigkeiten, wie Wein oder Öl; Amphore
- 2Maßeinheit von ungefähr 20,26 Litern; Amphore
- 3Urne, Begräbnisurne
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amphora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„amphoras sparteas IIII,“ (Cato agr. 11,2)
„In cellam oleariam haec opus sunt: dolia olearia, opercula, labra olearia XIIII, concas maioris II et minoris II, trullas aheneas tris, amphoras olearias II,“ (Cato agr. 13,2)
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.