amaryllis

/ˌæməˈɹɪlɪs/

//ˌæməˈɹɪlɪs// noun

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"amaryllis" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“amaryllis” is uncommon English (frequency #80,180 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,180
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna), native to South Africa.

Corpus desk

Index EN-amaryllis · amaryllis · English

amaryllis · rank #80,180 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,180
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altus

Nearest frequency peer: Altus (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “amaryllis”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “amaryllis” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amaryllis
PropertyValue
Headwordamaryllis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌæməˈɹɪlɪs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,180
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “amaryllis” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).amaryllisfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Altus” (#80,179), “Ananias” (#80,184), “Allendale” (#80,175). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “amaryllis” is #80,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amaryllis is uncommon English at frequency #80,180 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæməˈɹɪlɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for amaryllis, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Amaryllis. The correct English form is amaryllis, spelled A-M-A-R-Y-L-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna), native to South Africa.
  2. 2
    A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.

Etymology

From Latin Amaryllis.

Synonyms

belladonna lilynaked-lady-lilyJersey lilyMarch lily

This word in other languages

amaryllis(Français)Amaryllis(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amaryllis"?
"amaryllis" is spelled A-M-A-R-Y-L-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæməˈɹɪlɪs/.
What does "amaryllis" mean?
As a noun, "amaryllis" means: A belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna), native to South Africa.
How do you pronounce "amaryllis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amaryllis" is /ˌæməˈɹɪlɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "amaryllis"?
From Latin Amaryllis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Allendale#80,175angiogram#80,187atavistic#80,208barefaced#80,226

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list