Amory
"amory" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Amory” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,610 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #54,610
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname originating as a patronymic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,610 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Amory” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Amory is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #54,610 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Amory in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Medieval personal name from Proto-Germanic *amal- (“vigor, bravery”) + *rīks (“ruler”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). The correct English form is Amory, spelled A-M-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 2A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.
Etymology
Medieval personal name from Proto-Germanic *amal- (“vigor, bravery”) + *rīks (“ruler”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”).
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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Using “Amory”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-M-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.