Amur

[aˈmuːɐ̯]

/[aˈmuːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Amur” is an uncommon German word, ranked #87,383 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#87,383
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fluss in China und Russland

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)

Where “Amur” 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). Amur lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Amur is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈmuːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,383 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Amur”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-M-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈmuːɐ̯] (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
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