amadis

\a.ma.dis\

/\a.ma.dis\/ noun

The verdict

“amadis” is uncommon French (frequency #80,850 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,850
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manche de chemise ou de veste, boutonnée sur le poignet, ajustée le long du bras et ne faisant aucun pli.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amadis · amadis · French

amadis · rank #80,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,850
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alphand

Nearest frequency peer: Alphand (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « amadis »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « amadis » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amadis
PropertyValue
Headwordamadis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ma.dis\
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,850
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « amadis » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).amadistombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Alphand » (#80,848), « amassée » (#80,852), « alpestre » (#80,847). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amadis » est au #80,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amadis is uncommon French at frequency #80,850 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ma.dis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Manche de chemise ou de veste, boutonnée sur le poignet, ajustée le long du bras et ne faisant aucun pli.".

Zero misspellings are on record for amadis in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is amadis, spelled A-M-A-D-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manche de chemise ou de veste, boutonnée sur le poignet, ajustée le long du bras et ne faisant aucun pli.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amadis"?
"amadis" is spelled A-M-A-D-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ma.dis\.
What does "amadis" mean?
As a noun, "amadis" means: Manche de chemise ou de veste, boutonnée sur le poignet, ajustée le long du bras et ne faisant aucun pli.
How do you pronounce "amadis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amadis" is \a.ma.dis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amadis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list