amertume

\a.mɛʁ.tym\

/\a.mɛʁ.tym\/ noun

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The verdict

“amertume” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,410
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saveur de ce qui est amer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amertume · amertume · French

amertume · rank #14,410 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,410
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH angélique

Nearest frequency peer: angélique (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « amertume »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « amertume » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amertume
PropertyValue
Headwordamertume
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.mɛʁ.tym\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,410
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « amertume »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.amertumese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « angélique » (#14,411), « allergique » (#14,408), « arrivons » (#14,413). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amertume » est au #14,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around amertume (IPA \a.mɛʁ.tym\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,410 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for amertume, with forms such as "aemrtume", "amerrtume", and "amertmue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is amertume, spelled A-M-E-R-T-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saveur de ce qui est amer.
  2. 2
    Ce qu’il y a de mordant, d’offensant dans des écrits ou des discours.
  3. 3
    Âpre tristesse ; douleur ; humiliation ; nostalgie ; regret ou ressentiment suite à une désillusion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce fruit n’est confit qu'après un long séjour dans l'eau fraîche, destiné à lui ôter son amertume.
  2. Derrière l’amertume de ses renvois d'estomac, il ressentait comme un sentiment diffus de corruption.

This word in other languages

bitterness(English)amargura(Español)Bitterkeit(Deutsch)amargura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aemrtume
  • amerrtume
  • amertmue
  • amerttume
  • amertuem
  • amertumme
  • amerutme
  • ametrume
  • ammertume
  • amretume
  • maertume

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amertume - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aemrtume2amerrtume1amertmue2amerttume1amertuem2amertumme1amerutme2ametrume2
Edit distance from "amertume"

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 "amertume"?
"amertume" is spelled A-M-E-R-T-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mɛʁ.tym\.
What does "amertume" mean?
As a noun, "amertume" means: Saveur de ce qui est amer.
What are common misspellings of "amertume"?
Common misspellings include "aemrtume", "amerrtume", "amertmue", "amerttume", "amertuem". The correct spelling is "amertume".
How do you pronounce "amertume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amertume" is \a.mɛʁ.tym\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amertume" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrivons#14,413atténuer#14,416building#14,423chiottes#14,425

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

affluence11 variantsartères11 variantsBelfort11 variantsémerger11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list