von Amts wegen
[fɔn ˈamt͡s ˈveːɡn̩]
The verdict
“von Amts wegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Anordnung oder im Auftrag einer Behörde oder eines Amtes
Corpus desk
Index DE-von-amts-wegen · von Amts wegen · German
von Amts wegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | von Amts wegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [fɔn ˈamt͡s ˈveːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „von Amts wegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
von Amts wegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [fɔn ˈamt͡s ˈveːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for von Amts wegen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is von Amts wegen, spelled V-O-N- -A-M-T-S- -W-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf Anordnung oder im Auftrag einer Behörde oder eines Amtes
- 2dienstlich, beruflich
- 3kraft eines Amtes Befugnisse oder Funktionen innehabend
- 4einen Vorgang eigenständig und ohne weitere Anträge einleitend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how von Amts wegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Höhle wurde von Amts wegen aufgrund der akuten Einsturzgefahr geschlossen.
Mein Mann ist von Amts wegen derzeit in Marokko tätig.
This word in other languages
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.