Amharic
/æmˈhæɹɪk/
"amharic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Amharic” is uncommon English (frequency #72,939 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,939
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-amharic · Amharic · English
Amharic · rank #72,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,939
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH AMZN
Nearest frequency peer: AMZN (+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 “Amharic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Altuve
Altuve
27,065 corpus weight
- Amazonas
Amazonas
27,064 corpus weight
- Amharic
Amharic
27,062 corpus weight
- AMZN
AMZN
27,061 corpus weight
- anatomist
anatomist
27,060 corpus weight
- anent
anent
27,058 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Amharic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amharic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /æmˈhæɹɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #72,939 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Amharic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Amharic is uncommon English at frequency #72,939 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /æmˈhæɹɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.".
Amharic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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 Amhara + -ic. The correct English form is Amharic, spelled A-M-H-A-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Amharic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fifi smiles and nods, then says “yes” in Amharic with that typical Ethiopian inflection that makes it sound less like a word and more like a sharp intake of air.
Etymology
From Amhara + -ic.
Synonyms
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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