Amseln

[ˈamzəln]

/[ˈamzəln]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amseln” is uncommon German (frequency #78,851 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,851
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Amsel

Corpus desk

Index DE-amseln · Amseln · German

Amseln · rank #78,851 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,851
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH amortisiert

Nearest frequency peer: amortisiert (-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 „Amseln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amseln
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmseln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈamzəln]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Amseln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Amselnfällt 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: „amortisiert“ (#78,850), „Amtsleiter“ (#78,852), „amb“ (#78,849). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amseln“ bei #78,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amseln is uncommon German at frequency #78,851 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈamzəln]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Amseln in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Amseln, spelled A-M-S-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Amsel
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Amsel
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Amsel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Amsel

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 "Amseln"?
"Amseln" is spelled A-M-S-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈamzəln].
What does "Amseln" mean?
As a noun, "Amseln" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Amsel
How do you pronounce "Amseln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amseln" is [ˈamzəln]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amseln" come from?
"Amseln" 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 "Amseln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list