amato

\aˈma.to\

/\aˈma.to\/ noun

The verdict

“amato” is uncommon French (frequency #57,740 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,740
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui est aimé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amato · amato · French

amato · rank #57,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,740
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amarante

Nearest frequency peer: amarante (-1 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 « amato »

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 « amato » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amato
PropertyValue
Headwordamato
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aˈma.to\
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « amato » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).amatotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « amarante » (#57,739), « alourdi » (#57,738), « amniotique » (#57,742). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amato » est au #57,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amato is uncommon French at frequency #57,740 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \aˈma.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui est aimé.".

No misspelling variants are generated for amato in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is amato, spelled A-M-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui est aimé.

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 "amato"?
"amato" is spelled A-M-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is \aˈma.to\.
What does "amato" mean?
As a noun, "amato" means: Celui qui est aimé.
How do you pronounce "amato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amato" is \aˈma.to\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amato" come from?
"amato" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list