ampere

[ãmˈpeɾe]

/[ãmˈpeɾe]/ noun

The verdict

“ampere” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unidad en el sistema Internacoinal de Unidades para la corriente eléctrica. Es la corriente eléctrica constante la que si es mantenida en dos conductores de longitud infinita de área despreciable, ...

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Index ES-ampere · ampere · Spanish

ampere · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for ampere
PropertyValue
Headwordampere
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãmˈpeɾe]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ampere” en español

ampereno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ampere is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ãmˈpeɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unidad en el sistema Internacoinal de Unidades para la corriente eléctrica. Es la corriente eléctrica constante la que si es mantenida en dos conductores de longitud infinita de área despreciable, ...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ampere in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ampere, spelled A-M-P-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unidad en el sistema Internacoinal de Unidades para la corriente eléctrica. Es la corriente eléctrica constante la que si es mantenida en dos conductores de longitud infinita de área despreciable, colocados a 1 metro de distancia y en el vacio producirá una fuerza entre los conductores de 2 x 10⁻⁷ newtons por metro de longitud.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ampere"?
"ampere" is spelled A-M-P-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ãmˈpeɾe].
What does "ampere" mean?
As a noun, "ampere" means: Unidad en el sistema Internacoinal de Unidades para la corriente eléctrica. Es la corriente eléctrica constante la que si es mantenida en dos conductores de longitud infinita de área despreciable, ...
How do you pronounce "ampere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ampere" is [ãmˈpeɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ampere" come from?
"ampere" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list