Amtsarzt

[ˈamt͡sˌʔaʁt͡st]

/[ˈamt͡sˌʔaʁt͡st]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amtsarzt” is uncommon German (frequency #66,961 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,961
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mediziner im öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen

Key facts for Amtsarzt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmtsarzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈamt͡sˌʔaʁt͡st]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Amtsarzt” 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). Amtsarzt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amtsarzt is uncommon German at frequency #66,961 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈamt͡sˌʔaʁt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mediziner im öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Amtsarzt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Amtsarzt, spelled A-M-T-S-A-R-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mediziner im öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen

This word in other languages

médecin-conseil(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 "Amtsarzt"?
"Amtsarzt" is spelled A-M-T-S-A-R-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈamt͡sˌʔaʁt͡st].
What does "Amtsarzt" mean?
As a noun, "Amtsarzt" means: Mediziner im öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen
How do you pronounce "Amtsarzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amtsarzt" is [ˈamt͡sˌʔaʁt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amtsarzt" come from?
"Amtsarzt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Amtsarzt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-M-T-S-A-R-Z-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈamt͡sˌʔaʁt͡st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list