# Amman

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈmɑːn/ · frequency rank #25,999

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Jordan.
2. A governorate of Jordan around the capital.

## Etymology
From Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

## Easily confused with
- **ammo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-ammo)
- **Asian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-asian)
- **ASEAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-asean)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-aryan)
- **avian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-avian)
- **Armin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-armin)
- **Annan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-annan)
- **Arian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-arian)
- **Aslan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-aslan)
- **Arran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-arran)
- **Armani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amman-vs-armani)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ama-vs-amman)
- **Alan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alan-vs-amman)
- **amen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amen-vs-amman)
- **alma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alma-vs-amman)
- **amin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amin-vs-amman)
- **Amar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-amman)
- **Amal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-amman)
- **amma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-amman)
- **admin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amman)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amamn`, `aman`, `ammann`, `ammna`, `maman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amman