amirite

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

The verdict

“amirite” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #48,055 in English word frequency and used as an interjection.

#48,055
frequency rank, English
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of am I right.

Key facts for amirite
PropertyValue
Headwordamirite
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,055
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amirite” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). amirite lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for amirite is 7 letters long, classified as an interjection. Corpus data places it at rank #48,055 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative spelling of am I right.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for amirite, with forms such as "aimrite", "amiirte", and "amiriet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From am + I + rite (“right”). The correct English form is amirite, spelled A-M-I-R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of am I right.

Etymology

From am + I + rite (“right”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aimrite,amiirte,amiriet,amiritte,amirrite,amirtie,ammirite,amriite,mairite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amirite - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aimrite2amiirte2amiriet2amiritte1amirrite1amirtie2ammirite1amriite2
Edit distance from "amirite"

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 "amirite"?
"amirite" is spelled A-M-I-R-I-T-E.
What does "amirite" mean?
As an interjection, "amirite" means: Alternative spelling of am I right.
What are common misspellings of "amirite"?
Common misspellings include "aimrite", "amiirte", "amiriet", "amiritte", "amirrite". The correct spelling is "amirite".
What is the origin of the word "amirite"?
From am + I + rite (“right”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “amirite”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-M-I-R-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list