amateure
\a.ma.tœʁ\
The verdict
“amateure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celle qui a de l’attachement, du goût pour quelque chose.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amateure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ma.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amateure” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
amateure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ma.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
amateure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 French form is amateure, spelled A-M-A-T-E-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Celle qui a de l’attachement, du goût pour quelque chose.
- 2Celle qui aime les Beaux-Arts sans les exercer ou sans en faire profession.
- 3Celle qui, ayant à faire une chose, s’en occupe négligemment.
- 4Celle qui pratique les sports sans en tirer aucun profit pécuniaire.
Antonyms
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.
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Using “amateure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-M-A-T-E-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.ma.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.