amateuse

\a.ma.tøz\

/\a.ma.tøz\/ noun

The verdict

“amateuse” 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 September 3, 2026) - Variante de amatrice.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amateuse · amateuse · French

amateuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 amateuse
PropertyValue
Headwordamateuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ma.tøz\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « amateuse » en français

amateusereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

amateuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ma.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de amatrice.".

amateuse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is amateuse, spelled A-M-A-T-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de amatrice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how amateuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. vos remarques gramaticales n’apprennent autre-chose, ſinon que vous ignorez le langaje du Peuple. (…) flatrice n’eſt pas ſerieusement dans mes Ouvrages ; j’avoue Prejugiſte ; Peintreſſe, Amateuse, Imprimeuse pouvaient ſe dire dans mes Nouvelles, où il ſ’agit des Fammes de ces états : la première loi eſt d’être clair, & ces noms l’étaient parfaitement dans…

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 "amateuse"?
"amateuse" is spelled A-M-A-T-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ma.tøz\.
What does "amateuse" mean?
As a noun, "amateuse" means: Variante de amatrice.
How do you pronounce "amateuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amateuse" is \a.ma.tøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list