Amstetten

/[amˈʃtɛtn̩]/ name

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,170

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Amstetten is aGermanname. It means: österreichische Stadt im Südwesten Niederösterreichs Pronounced [amˈʃtɛtn̩]. Often confused with abstatten.

Key facts for Amstetten
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmstetten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[amˈʃtɛtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,170
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Amstetten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Amstetten is 9 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amˈʃtɛtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,170 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amstetten, with forms such as "ammstetten", "amsettten", and "amsstetten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abstatten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Amstetten, spelled A-M-S-T-E-T-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    österreichische Stadt im Südwesten Niederösterreichs
  2. 2
    österreichischer Verwaltungsbezirk in Niederösterreich
  3. 3
    deutsche Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ammstetten,amsettten,amsstetten,amsteten,amstetetn,amstettenn,amstettne,amstteten,amsttetten,amtsetten,asmtetten,mastetten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Amstetten

Misspelling Variants of "Amstetten"

ammstetten10amsettten9amsstetten10amsteten8amstetetn9amstettenn10amstettne9amstteten9
Misspelling Variants of "Amstetten"

Frequency rank: #36,170 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amstetten"?
"Amstetten" is spelled A-M-S-T-E-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [amˈʃtɛtn̩].
What does "Amstetten" mean?
As a name, "Amstetten" means: österreichische Stadt im Südwesten Niederösterreichs
What words are commonly confused with "Amstetten"?
"Amstetten" is commonly confused with "abstatten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amstetten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amstetten" is [amˈʃtɛtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amstetten" come from?
"Amstetten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.