Amt

[amt]

/[amt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amt” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,279 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,279
frequency rank, German
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Amt vs an
0% similar
Amt vs at
33% similar
Amt vs as
0% similar

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

Key facts for Amt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[amt]
Letters3
Frequency rank#1,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Amt” 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). Amt lands here:

#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 Amt is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amt]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,279 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for Amt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "an", "at", "as", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Amt, spelled A-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung
  2. 2
    eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung
  3. 3
    eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung
  4. 4
    eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung
  5. 5
    eine freiwillige und ohne Bezahlung ausgeübte Tätigkeit
  6. 6
    öffentliche Dienststelle
  7. 7
    landschaftlich historische untere territoriale Einheit, auch Amtsbezirk
  8. 8
    eine feierliche Heilige Messe in der römisch-katholischen Kirche, Hochamt
  9. 9
    eine Zunft
  10. 10
    Verbindung zum öffentlichen Telefonnetz

Synonyms

PostenAdministrationVerwaltungVerwesereiEhrenamtFreiwilligenamtBehördeDienststelleAmtsbezirkZunftFreizeichen

This word in other languages

office(English)cargo(Español)fonction(Français)

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 "Amt"?
"Amt" is spelled A-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [amt].
What does "Amt" mean?
As a noun, "Amt" means: eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung
What words are commonly confused with "Amt"?
"Amt" is commonly confused with "an", "at", "as". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amt" is [amt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amt" come from?
"Amt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Amt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-M-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [amt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “an” - see the side-by-side comparison. Amt vs an
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list