Ämtern

[ˈɛmtɐn]

/[ˈɛmtɐn]/ noun

The verdict

“Ämtern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,533
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-amtern · Ämtern · German

Ämtern · rank #13,533 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,533
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zypern

Nearest frequency peer: Zypern (-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 „Ämtern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ämtern“ 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).

Ämtern vs Arten
50% similar
Ämtern vs Amtes
50% similar
Ämtern vs Ästen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Ämtern
PropertyValue
HeadwordÄmtern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛmtɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,533
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ämtern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ämternliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zypern“ (#13,532), „überweisen“ (#13,534), „zusätzliches“ (#13,531). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „Ämtern“ bei #13,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ämtern (IPA [ˈɛmtɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,533 among 75 “Ä” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Amt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ämtern, with forms such as "mätern", "ämetrn", and "ämmtern". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Arten", "Amtes", "Ästen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ämtern, spelled Ä-M-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Amt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mätern
  • ämetrn
  • ämmtern
  • ämtenr
  • ämternn
  • ämterrn
  • ämtren
  • ämttern
  • ätmern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ämtern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mätern2ämetrn2ämmtern1ämtenr2ämternn1ämterrn1ämtren2ämttern1
Edit distance from "Ämtern"

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 "Ämtern"?
"Ämtern" is spelled Ä-M-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛmtɐn].
What does "Ämtern" mean?
As a noun, "Ämtern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Amt
What words are commonly confused with "Ämtern"?
"Ämtern" is commonly confused with "Arten", "Amtes", "Ästen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ämtern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ämtern" is [ˈɛmtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ämtern" come from?
"Ämtern" 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 "Ämtern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list