ambitransitive
/ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/
"ambitransitive" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ambitransitive” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ambitransitive · ambitransitive · English
ambitransitive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ambitransitive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ambitransitive” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ambitransitive is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ambitransitive, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 ambi- + transitive. The correct English form is ambitransitive, spelled A-M-B-I-T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change.
Etymology
From ambi- + transitive.
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.