Amsterdam

[ˌamstɐˈdam]

/[ˌamstɐˈdam]/ name

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The verdict

“Amsterdam” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,560
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt der Niederlande

Corpus desk

Index DE-amsterdam · Amsterdam · German

Amsterdam · rank #5,560 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,560
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Agenda

Nearest frequency peer: Agenda (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Amsterdam“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Amsterdam“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Amsterdam vs Amsterdamer
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Amsterdam
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmsterdam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌamstɐˈdam]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,560
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Amsterdam“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Amsterdamliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Agenda“ (#5,559), „Angehörige“ (#5,562), „Zusammenfassung“ (#5,557). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amsterdam“ bei #5,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Amsterdam (IPA [ˌamstɐˈdam]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,560 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amsterdam, with forms such as "ammsterdam", "amsetrdam", and "amssterdam". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Amsterdamer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Amsterdam, spelled A-M-S-T-E-R-D-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt der Niederlande
  2. 2
    Stadt im US-Bundesstaat New York
  3. 3
    Gemeinde im US-Bundesstaat New York
  4. 4
    Ort im US-Bundesstaat Missouri
  5. 5
    Ort im US-Bundesstaat Ohio
  6. 6
    Ort in Kanada (Saskatchewan)
  7. 7
    Ort in Südafrika (Mpumalanga)
  8. 8
    Insel im Süden des Indischen Ozeans
  9. 9
    Insel bei Spitzbergen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im Jahre 1369 wurde Amsterdam Mitglied der Hanse.

Synonyms

Amsterdam-InselAmsterdamøya

This word in other languages

Amsterdam(English)Ámsterdam(Español)Amsterdam(Français)Amsterdã(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammsterdam
  • amsetrdam
  • amssterdam
  • amstedram
  • amsteradm
  • amsterdamm
  • amsterddam
  • amsterdma
  • amsterrdam
  • amstredam
  • amstterdam
  • amtserdam
  • asmterdam
  • masterdam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amsterdam - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ammsterdam1amsetrdam2amssterdam1amstedram2amsteradm2amsterdamm1amsterddam1amsterdma2
Edit distance from "Amsterdam"

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 "Amsterdam"?
"Amsterdam" is spelled A-M-S-T-E-R-D-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌamstɐˈdam].
What does "Amsterdam" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amsterdam" means: Hauptstadt der Niederlande
What words are commonly confused with "Amsterdam"?
"Amsterdam" is commonly confused with "Amsterdamer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amsterdam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amsterdam" is [ˌamstɐˈdam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amsterdam" come from?
"Amsterdam" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zeitweise#5,556Bewerbung#5,571Universum#5,547derartige#5,575

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Angehörige14 variantsFotografie14 variantsfriedlich14 variantsgemütlich14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list