amla
"amla" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“amla” is uncommon English (frequency #61,953 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,953
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
Corpus desk
Index EN-amla · amla · English
amla · rank #61,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,953
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH ambler
Nearest frequency peer: ambler (-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 “amla”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- alacrity
alacrity
38,051 corpus weight
- ambler
ambler
38,049 corpus weight
- amla
amla
38,048 corpus weight
- Anderton
Anderton
38,046 corpus weight
- andor
andor
38,045 corpus weight
- animes
animes
38,044 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “amla” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amla |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #61,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “amla” in English
Rare enough to double-check
amla is uncommon English at frequency #61,953 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for amla, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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: Borrowed from Gujarati આમળું (āmaḷũ), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of emblic. The correct English form is amla, spelled A-M-L-A.
Definition
- 1Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
- 2the bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how amla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Less stately advice is also offered: the amla fruit, boiled, is an excellent hair conditioner.
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati આમળું (āmaḷũ), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of emblic.
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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