ambitus
/ˈæmbɪtəs/
"ambitus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ambitus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ambitus · ambitus · English
ambitus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ambitus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæmbɪtəs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ambitus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ambitus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæmbɪtəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ambitus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ambitus (“circuit, ostentation”). Doublet of ambit. The correct English form is ambitus, spelled A-M-B-I-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1The range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants.
- 2The exterior edge or border of a thing, such as a leaf or shell.
- 3A canvassing for votes.
Etymology
From Latin ambitus (“circuit, ostentation”). Doublet of ambit.
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.