ambrosia

/æmˈbɹoʊʒə/

//æmˈbɹoʊʒə// noun

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"ambrosia" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ambrosia” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,056. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,056
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ambrosia · ambrosia · English

ambrosia · rank #44,056 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,056
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH altho

Nearest frequency peer: altho (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “ambrosia”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “ambrosia” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ambrosia vs Ambrose
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ambrosia
PropertyValue
Headwordambrosia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/æmˈbɹoʊʒə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,056
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ambrosia”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).ambrosialands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “altho” (#44,055), “americano” (#44,057), “Amitabh” (#44,058). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “ambrosia” is #44,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ambrosia (IPA /æmˈbɹoʊʒə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,056 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambrosia, with forms such as "abmrosia", "ambbrosia", and "amborsia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ambrose", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βροτός (brotós, “mortal”). The correct English form is ambrosia, spelled A-M-B-R-O-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
  2. 2
    The anointing-oil of the gods.
  3. 3
    Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
  4. 4
    Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
  5. 5
    An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
  6. 6
    A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
  7. 7
    Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
  8. 8
    A dessert originating in the Southern United States made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
  9. 9
    A plant of the genus Ambrosia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ambrosia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He had a most intense admiration of female loveliness, and looked upon woman as a kind of super-angelic being, whose food should be the ambrosiæ and nectar of the gods, and whose garments the spotless white of vestal purity.
  2. A favorite. It’s refreshing now and will evolve into golden ambrosia with age. […] The dessert wines of the Loire Valley and AJsace also deserve recognition. From the Anjou area of the Loire come the ambrosiae of Savennières, Bonnezeaux, and Quarts de Chaume.

Etymology

From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βροτός (brotós, “mortal”).

This word in other languages

ambrosía(Español)ambroisie(Français)Ambrosia(Deutsch)ambrosia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmrosia
  • ambbrosia
  • amborsia
  • ambroisa
  • ambrosai
  • ambrossia
  • ambrrosia
  • ambrsoia
  • ammbrosia
  • amrbosia
  • mabrosia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambrosia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abmrosia2ambbrosia1amborsia2ambroisa2ambrosai2ambrossia1ambrrosia1ambrsoia2
Edit distance from "ambrosia"

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 "ambrosia"?
"ambrosia" is spelled A-M-B-R-O-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /æmˈbɹoʊʒə/.
What does "ambrosia" mean?
As a noun, "ambrosia" means: The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
What words are commonly confused with "ambrosia"?
"ambrosia" is commonly confused with "Ambrose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ambrosia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambrosia" is /æmˈbɹoʊʒə/. 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 "ambrosia"?
From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βροτός (brotós, “mortal”). 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 "ambrosia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list