Amplitude

Name: Amplitude, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ampliˈtuːdə]

/[ampliˈtuːdə]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Amplitude” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,309 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,309
frequency rank, German: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - maximale Abweichung von der Nulllinie bei einer sinusförmigen Spannungs-, Stromstärke- oder Schallkurve

Key facts for Amplitude
Property	Value
Headword	Amplitude
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ampliˈtuːdə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#54,309
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Amplitude” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Amplitude lands here:

#54,309

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Amplitude is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ampliˈtuːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,309 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

Synonyms

Schwingungsweite Elongation

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?

"Amplitude" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Amplitude”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is A-M-P-L-I-T-U-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ampliˈtuːdə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.