Amán

[aˈmãn]

/[aˈmãn]/ name

The verdict

“Amán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,521 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,521
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad capital de Jordania.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aman · Amán · Spanish

Amán · rank #60,521 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,521
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amparándose

Nearest frequency peer: amparándose (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Amán”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Amán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Amán
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈmãn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Amán” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Amáncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “amparándose” (#60,520), “amorío” (#60,519), “andalusí” (#60,524). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “Amán” va en #60,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,521 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈmãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad capital de Jordania.".

Amán doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Amán, spelled A-M-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad capital de Jordania.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amán"?
"Amán" is spelled A-M-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmãn].
What does "Amán" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amán" means: Ciudad capital de Jordania.
How do you pronounce "Amán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amán" is [aˈmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amán" come from?
"Amán" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list