Amistad

name

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

The verdict

“Amistad” is an uncommon English word, ranked #65,684 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#65,684
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Key facts for Amistad
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmistad
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,684
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Amistad” 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). Amistad lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Amistad is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #65,684 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A surname.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Amistad in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish amistad (“friendship”), inherited from Old Spanish amiztad, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”). The correct English form is Amistad, spelled A-M-I-S-T-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From Spanish amistad (“friendship”), inherited from Old Spanish amiztad, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”).

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 "Amistad"?
"Amistad" is spelled A-M-I-S-T-A-D.
What does "Amistad" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amistad" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Amistad"?
From Spanish amistad (“friendship”), inherited from Old Spanish amiztad, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Amistad”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-M-I-S-T-A-D - 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