Amerika
[aˈmeːrika]
The verdict
“Amerika” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,562 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,562
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - América.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amerika |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [aˈmeːrika] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,562 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Amerika” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Amerika is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,562 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈmeːrika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "América.".
Amerika has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Amerika, spelled A-M-E-R-I-K-A.
Definition
- 1América.
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 “Amerika”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-E-R-I-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈmeːrika] (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.