amputation

[ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃]

/[ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“amputation” is uncommon German (frequency #53,457 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,457
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amputation

Corpus desk

Index DE-amputation · amputation · German

amputation · rank #53,457 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,457
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ambition

Nearest frequency peer: Ambition (-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 „amputation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amputation
PropertyValue
Headwordamputation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „amputation“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.amputationfällt 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: „Ambition“ (#53,456), „anarchistische“ (#53,458), „Anfangsjahren“ (#53,459). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „amputation“ bei #53,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amputation is uncommon German at frequency #53,457 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amputation".

amputation has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is amputation, spelled A-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amputation

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 "amputation"?
"amputation" is spelled A-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃].
What does "amputation" mean?
As a noun, "amputation" means: Amputation
How do you pronounce "amputation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amputation" is [ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amputation" come from?
"amputation" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

angekreuzt#53,461angesagten#53,462anzuhängen#53,470anzuordnen#53,471

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list