Amerika

/əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/

//əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə// name

"amerika" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Amerika” is uncommon English (frequency #57,213 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,213
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.

Corpus desk

Index EN-amerika · Amerika · English

Amerika · rank #57,213 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,213
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Andriy

Nearest frequency peer: Andriy (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Amerika”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Amerika” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amerika
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmerika
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,213
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Amerika” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Amerikafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Andriy” (#57,214), “ANP” (#57,215), “alhaji” (#57,210). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Amerika” is #57,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amerika is uncommon English at frequency #57,213 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Amerika, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis. The correct English form is Amerika, spelled A-M-E-R-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Steal This Book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is Amerika.
  2. CARL WITTMAN From Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto 1969 If the gay liberation movement began on the East Coast with the Stonewall riots, it began on the West Coast with the publication of "Refugees from Amerika."

Etymology

From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.

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 "Amerika"?
"Amerika" is spelled A-M-E-R-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/.
What does "Amerika" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amerika" means: America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
How do you pronounce "Amerika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amerika" is /əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/. 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 "Amerika"?
From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis. 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 "Amerika", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list