Amritsar

name

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"amritsar" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Amritsar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,678
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.

Corpus desk

Index EN-amritsar · Amritsar · English

Amritsar · rank #39,678 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,678
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH amicus

Nearest frequency peer: amicus (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Amritsar”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Amritsar” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amritsar
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmritsar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,678
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Amritsar”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Amritsarlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “amicus” (#39,677), “Andaman” (#39,679), “apothecary” (#39,680). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Amritsar” is #39,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Amritsar, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,678 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amritsar, with forms such as "amirtsar", "ammritsar", and "amristar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit अमृत "nectar" + सरस् "lake, pool". The correct English form is Amritsar, spelled A-M-R-I-T-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.
  2. 2
    The district (the second most populous in Punjab) which contains this city.

Etymology

From Sanskrit अमृत "nectar" + सरस् "lake, pool".

This word in other languages

Amritsar(Français)Amritsar(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amirtsar
  • ammritsar
  • amristar
  • amritasr
  • amritsarr
  • amritsra
  • amritssar
  • amrittsar
  • amrritsar
  • amrtisar
  • armitsar
  • maritsar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amritsar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amirtsar2ammritsar1amristar2amritasr2amritsarr1amritsra2amritssar1amrittsar1
Edit distance from "Amritsar"

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 "Amritsar"?
"Amritsar" is spelled A-M-R-I-T-S-A-R.
What does "Amritsar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amritsar" means: A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.
What are common misspellings of "Amritsar"?
Common misspellings include "amirtsar", "ammritsar", "amristar", "amritasr", "amritsarr". The correct spelling is "Amritsar".
What is the origin of the word "Amritsar"?
From Sanskrit अमृत "nectar" + सरस् "lake, pool". See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Amritsar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list