Amhara
/æmˈhæɹə/
"amhara" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Amhara” is uncommon English (frequency #86,007 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,007
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-amhara · Amhara · English
Amhara · rank #86,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,007
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH amitriptyline
Nearest frequency peer: amitriptyline (+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 “Amhara”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Amartya
Amartya
13,997 corpus weight
- Amhara
Amhara
13,994 corpus weight
- amitriptyli…
amitriptyline
13,993 corpus weight
- amparo
amparo
13,992 corpus weight
- aniseed
aniseed
13,990 corpus weight
- antediluvian
antediluvian
13,988 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Amhara” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amhara |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æmˈhæɹə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Amhara” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Amhara is uncommon English at frequency #86,007 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /æmˈhæɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.".
Amhara doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ge'ez ዐምሐራ (ʿämḥära). The correct English form is Amhara, spelled A-M-H-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1A member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Amhara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation.
Etymology
From Ge'ez ዐምሐራ (ʿämḥära).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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