Amplitude

[ampliˈtuːdə]

/[ampliˈtuːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amplitude” is uncommon German (frequency #54,309 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,309
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - maximale Abweichung von der Nulllinie bei einer sinusförmigen Spannungs-, Stromstärke- oder Schallkurve

Corpus desk

Index DE-amplitude · Amplitude · German

Amplitude · rank #54,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,309
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ambros

Nearest frequency peer: Ambros (-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 „Amplitude“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amplitude
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmplitude
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ampliˈtuːdə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Amplitude“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ambros“ (#54,308), „analysierten“ (#54,310), „andante“ (#54,311). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amplitude“ bei #54,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amplitude is uncommon German at frequency #54,309 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ampliˈtuːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Amplitude in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Amplitude, spelled A-M-P-L-I-T-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    maximale Abweichung von der Nulllinie bei einer sinusförmigen Spannungs-, Stromstärke- oder Schallkurve
  2. 2
    Entfernung zur Stelle, an der ein Pendel die weiteste Entfernung von seiner Ruhelage erreicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Spannung im Haushaltsnetz hat eine Amplitude von 325 V.

Synonyms

SchwingungsweiteElongation

This word in other languages

amplitude(English)amplitud(Español)amplitude(Français)amplidão(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 "Amplitude"?
"Amplitude" is spelled A-M-P-L-I-T-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ampliˈtuːdə].
What does "Amplitude" mean?
As a noun, "Amplitude" means: maximale Abweichung von der Nulllinie bei einer sinusförmigen Spannungs-, Stromstärke- oder Schallkurve
How do you pronounce "Amplitude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amplitude" is [ampliˈtuːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amplitude" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Agamemnon#54,299abzurufen#54,297Apfelwein#54,324Argentina#54,327

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list