Amur

[aˈmuːɐ̯]

/[aˈmuːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Amur” is uncommon German (frequency #87,383 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,383
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fluss in China und Russland

Corpus desk

Index DE-amur · Amur · German

Amur · rank #87,383 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,383
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amtsübernahme

Nearest frequency peer: Amtsübernahme (-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 „Amur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amur
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈmuːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,383
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Amur“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Amurfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Amtsübernahme“ (#87,382), „Andersgläubigen“ (#87,384), „Altglas“ (#87,380). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amur“ bei #87,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amur is uncommon German at frequency #87,383 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈmuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fluss in China und Russland".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Amur, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Amur, spelled A-M-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fluss in China und Russland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Amur ist 2.824 km lang.
  2. „Ja, sagte er sich, dieser Staat hat uns tatsächlich die Welt gestohlen, mir und allen anderen, und ich weiß nicht, ob ich stattdessen zu den Partisanen am Amur reisen will.“

Synonyms

Heilung Kiang

This word in other languages

Amur(English)Amour(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 "Amur"?
"Amur" is spelled A-M-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmuːɐ̯].
What does "Amur" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amur" means: Fluss in China und Russland
How do you pronounce "Amur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amur" is [aˈmuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amur" come from?
"Amur" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Agen#87,366acre#87,363WIFO#87,288vite#87,241

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list