Amelia

/[aˈmelja]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,007

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Amelia is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de mujer. Pronounced [aˈmelja]. Often confused with apela and amena.

Key facts for Amelia
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmelia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[aˈmelja]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,007
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Amelia in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Amelia is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈmelja]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,007 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de mujer.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Amelia, with forms such as "aemlia", "ameila", and "amelai". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "apela", "amena", "amplio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Amelia, spelled A-M-E-L-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de mujer.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aemlia,ameila,amelai,amellia,amleia,ammelia,maelia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Amelia

Misspelling Variants of "Amelia"

aemlia6ameila6amelai6amellia7amleia6ammelia7maelia6
Misspelling Variants of "Amelia"

Frequency rank: #16,007 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amelia"?
"Amelia" is spelled A-M-E-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmelja].
What does "Amelia" mean?
As a name, "Amelia" means: Nombre de pila de mujer.
What words are commonly confused with "Amelia"?
"Amelia" is commonly confused with "apela", "amena", "amplio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amelia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amelia" is [aˈmelja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amelia" come from?
"Amelia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.