Auswärtiges Amt
[ˌaʊ̯svɛʁtɪɡəs ˈamt]
The verdict
“Auswärtiges Amt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Ministerium der deutschen Bundesregierung; Bezeichnung des Außenministeriums in Deutschland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Auswärtiges Amt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌaʊ̯svɛʁtɪɡəs ˈamt] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Auswärtiges Amt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Auswärtiges Amt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌaʊ̯svɛʁtɪɡəs ˈamt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Ministerium der deutschen Bundesregierung; Bezeichnung des Außenministeriums in Deutschland".
Auswärtiges Amt has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Auswärtiges Amt, spelled A-U-S-W-Ä-R-T-I-G-E-S- -A-M-T.
Definition
- 1ein Ministerium der deutschen Bundesregierung; Bezeichnung des Außenministeriums in Deutschland
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.
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Using “Auswärtiges Amt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-W-Ä-R-T-I-G-E-S- -A-M-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌaʊ̯svɛʁtɪɡəs ˈamt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.