ambrotype
noun
ambrotype is spelled A-M-B-R-O-T-Y-P-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ambrotype means “An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ambrotype is ambrotypes.
How many letters and syllables are in ambrotype?
| Letters | 9: A-M-B-R-O-T-Y-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ambrotype?
Ambrotype appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
Forms of ambrotype
- ambrotypes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ambrotype mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ambrotype in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when display:
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 ambrotype come from?
From Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”) and τύπος (túpos, “impression”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).