ameba
[aˈmeβ̞a]
The verdict
“ameba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,855 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,855
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Amoeba) Microorganismo unicelular, perteneciente al género Amoeba. Se desplaza creando extremidades temporales llamadas pseudópodos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ameba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈmeβ̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #65,855 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ameba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ameba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,855 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈmeβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Amoeba) Microorganismo unicelular, perteneciente al género Amoeba. Se desplaza creando extremidades temporales llamadas pseudópodos.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ameba in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ameba, spelled A-M-E-B-A.
Definition
- 1(Amoeba) Microorganismo unicelular, perteneciente al género Amoeba. Se desplaza creando extremidades temporales llamadas pseudópodos.
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.
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Using “ameba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-E-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈmeβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.