ampere
am·pere/ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/noun
ampere is spelled A-M-P-E-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (am·pere). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ampere means “A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ampere is amperes or ampères.
How many letters and syllables are in ampere?
| Letters | 6: A-M-P-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: am·pere |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ampere?
Ampere appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ampere?
- US /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/
- US /ˌæmˈpɪəɹ/
- UK /ˈæmˌpɛər/
Ampere has 2 syllables, split am·pere in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-ampere.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-ampere_(alt).wav, En-us-ampere.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ampere
- amperes plural
- ampère
- amp
- ampères plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ampere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
Definition: The ampere, symbol A, is the SI unit of electric current. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the elementary charge e to be 1.602 176 634 x 10⁻¹⁹ when expressed in the unit C, which is equal to A s, where the se
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of ampere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate ampere?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of ampere: amp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ampere in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unit of electrical current:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ampere come from?
Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).