Amt

[amt]

/[amt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amt” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,279) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,279
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung

Corpus desk

Index DE-amt · Amt · German

Amt · rank #1,279 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,279
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Werbung

Nearest frequency peer: Werbung (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Amt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Amt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

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)

Wo “Amt” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Amtliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Werbung“ (#1,278), „Auge“ (#1,280), „welchen“ (#1,277). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Amt is neighbouring look-alikes ("an", "at", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [amt]. Frequency #1,279 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 10 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn wir auf der weiten Skala der zielgerichteten, im Auftrag Dritter ausgeübten menschlichen Tätigkeiten ganz links den Job verorten, so steht ganz rechts das Amt. Der Job wird gemacht, das Amt aber wird bekleidet, getragen oder ausgefüllt.““
  2. „Das einzige Interesse der Beamten war, ihre Ämter nach dem Thronwechsel zu behalten.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

you#1,250CSU#1,348DDR#1,350Bau#1,193

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list