Amtsperson
[ˈamt͡spɛʁˌzoːn]
The verdict
“Amtsperson” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein Amt ausübt
Corpus desk
Index DE-amtsperson · Amtsperson · German
Amtsperson · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amtsperson |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈamt͡spɛʁˌzoːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Amtsperson“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Amtsperson is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈamt͡spɛʁˌzoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die ein Amt ausübt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Amtsperson, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Amtsperson, spelled A-M-T-S-P-E-R-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Person, die ein Amt ausübt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Amtsperson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Was ihm in der Kathedrale zugestoßen war, hatte schon für eine Privatperson genug Peinliches; wie beschämend nun erst für ihn als Amtsperson, sich diese Blöße gegeben zu haben.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.