Ameche
noun
Ameche is spelled A-M-E-C-H-E: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Ameche means “A telephone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Ameche is Ameches.
How many letters and syllables are in Ameche?
| Letters | 6: A-M-E-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Ameche?
Ameche appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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).
How do you pronounce Ameche?
Ameche has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Ameche
- the Ameche
- Ameches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ameche mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USdatedslangA telephone.
"Sweetheart, bring me the Ameche, please." His face had a foolish smile. Untangling the twenty foot extension cord, Alice Lynn placed the telephone in front of her husband.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Ameche come from?
After Don Ameche, who played Alexander Graham Bell in a 1939 film.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).