Amtseid

[ˈamt͡sˌʔaɪ̯t]

/[ˈamt͡sˌʔaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amtseid” is uncommon German (frequency #55,109 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,109
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feierliches Versprechen, die Aufgaben verfassungsgemäß beziehungsweise gesetzestreu zu erfüllen

Corpus desk

Index DE-amtseid · Amtseid · German

Amtseid · rank #55,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,109
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amtsbezirk

Nearest frequency peer: Amtsbezirk (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Amtseid“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Amtseid“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amtseid
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmtseid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈamt͡sˌʔaɪ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Amtseid“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Amtseidfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Amtsbezirk“ (#55,108), „Amtsenthebung“ (#55,110), „amo“ (#55,107). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amtseid“ bei #55,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amtseid is uncommon German at frequency #55,109 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈamt͡sˌʔaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feierliches Versprechen, die Aufgaben verfassungsgemäß beziehungsweise gesetzestreu zu erfüllen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Amtseid, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Amtseid, spelled A-M-T-S-E-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    feierliches Versprechen, die Aufgaben verfassungsgemäß beziehungsweise gesetzestreu zu erfüllen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn jemand zum Minister ernannt wird, muss er einen Amtseid leisten.
  2. „Zum Amtseid trug Deb Haaland die Insignien ihrer Vorfahren.“

Synonyms

Diensteid

This word in other languages

oath of office(English)serment(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 "Amtseid"?
"Amtseid" is spelled A-M-T-S-E-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈamt͡sˌʔaɪ̯t].
What does "Amtseid" mean?
As a noun, "Amtseid" means: feierliches Versprechen, die Aufgaben verfassungsgemäß beziehungsweise gesetzestreu zu erfüllen
How do you pronounce "Amtseid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amtseid" is [ˈamt͡sˌʔaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amtseid" come from?
"Amtseid" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list