amu

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The verdict

“amu” is uncommon German (frequency #99,455 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,455
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs ami

Key facts for amu
PropertyValue
Headwordamu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#99,455
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amu” 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). amu lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

amu is uncommon German at frequency #99,455 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs ami".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for amu, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is amu, spelled A-M-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs ami

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 "amu"?
"amu" is spelled A-M-U. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "amu" mean?
As a verb, "amu" means: Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs ami
How do you pronounce "amu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amu" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amu" come from?
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Using “amu”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-M-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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