ambi
/ˈæmbɪ/adjective, noun
ambi is an adjective meaning “Ambidextrous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-M-B-I, and it appears about once in every 8 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does ambi mean?
adjective
- 1
informalAmbidextrous.
noun
- 1
informalAn ambidextrous person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce ambi?
- UK /ˈæmbi/
- UK /ˈæmbɪ/
- US /ˈæmbɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ambi-.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ambi
- more ambi comparative
- most ambi superlative
- ambis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is ambi?
Ambi appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Ambi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense both, on both sides:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ambi- |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ambi come from?
Clipping of ambidextrous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).