amaretto
[amaˈɾet̪o]
The verdict
“amaretto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Licor dulce originario de Saronno, en el norte de Italia. Hecho con huesos de albaricoque, almendras, alcohol puro, azúcar caramelizada y la esencia de diecisiete plantas y frutas aromáticas, entre...
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Index ES-amaretto · amaretto · Spanish
amaretto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amaretto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [amaˈɾet̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “amaretto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
amaretto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [amaˈɾet̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Licor dulce originario de Saronno, en el norte de Italia. Hecho con huesos de albaricoque, almendras, alcohol puro, azúcar caramelizada y la esencia de diecisiete plantas y frutas aromáticas, entre...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for amaretto in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is amaretto, spelled A-M-A-R-E-T-T-O.
Definition
- 1Licor dulce originario de Saronno, en el norte de Italia. Hecho con huesos de albaricoque, almendras, alcohol puro, azúcar caramelizada y la esencia de diecisiete plantas y frutas aromáticas, entre las que destaca de forma especial la vainilla, aunque tiene también melocotón (durazno) y cereza.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.