Amtmann
[ˈamtˌman]
The verdict
“Amtmann” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,195
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amtsbezeichnung für einen Beamten im gehobenen Dienst
Corpus desk
Index DE-amtmann · Amtmann · German
Amtmann · rank #39,195 · 9 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,195
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Amsterdamer
Nearest frequency peer: Amsterdamer (-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 „Amtmann“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Aktivismus
Aktivismus
60,809 corpus weight
- Amsterdamer
Amsterdamer
60,807 corpus weight
- Amtmann
Amtmann
60,806 corpus weight
- analytisch
analytisch
60,805 corpus weight
- Anarchist
Anarchist
60,804 corpus weight
- anbeten
anbeten
60,803 corpus weight
What this shows „Amtmann“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amtmann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈamtˌman] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #39,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Amtmann“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Amtmann (IPA [ˈamtˌman]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,195 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amtmann, with forms such as "ammtann", "ammtmann", and "amtamnn". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Amman", "Ammann", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Amtmann, spelled A-M-T-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1Amtsbezeichnung für einen Beamten im gehobenen Dienst
- 2Amtsbezeichnung für einen Beamten, der ein Gemeindeamt leitet
- 3vom Landesherrn mit der Verwaltung (und oft auch mit der Gerichtsbarkeit) eines Gebiets Beauftragter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Amtmann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn das der Amtmann zu sehen bekommt!
„Die Geschäfte der Gemeinde werden durch das Gemeindeamt (Stadtamt) besorgt. Es besteht aus dem Bürgermeister als Vorstand sowie dem Leiter des Gemeindeamts (Amtmann) und den übrigen Bediensteten.“
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ammtann
- ammtmann
- amtamnn
- amtman
- amtmmann
- amtmnan
- amttmann
- atmmann
- matmann
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amtmann - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Amtmann", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).