# amateur

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæ.mə.tə/ · frequency rank #4,913

## Definitions
1. A lover of something.
2. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
3. Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).

## Easily confused with
- **Amadeus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amadeus-vs-amateur)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aamteur`, `amaetur`, `amateru`, `amateurr`, `amatteur`, `amatuer`, `ammateur`, `amtaeur`, `maateur`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amateur