amaretto
/ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ/
"amaretto" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“amaretto” is an uncommon English word, ranked #77,398 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #77,398
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, c...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amaretto |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #77,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amaretto” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for amaretto is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,398 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for amaretto, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amarus) + diminutive suffix -etto. The correct English form is amaretto, spelled A-M-A-R-E-T-T-O.
Definition
- 1A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.
- 2A serving of that liqueur.
- 3A light Italian cookie made with almonds.
Etymology
From Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amarus) + diminutive suffix -etto.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “amaretto”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-M-A-R-E-T-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.