amortir

/\a.mɔʁ.tiʁ\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,612

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

amortir is aFrenchverb. It means: Rendre moins ardent. Pronounced \a.mɔʁ.tiʁ\. Often confused with avertir and avorter.

Key facts for amortir
PropertyValue
Headwordamortir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.mɔʁ.tiʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,612
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of amortir in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for amortir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.mɔʁ.tiʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #26,612 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for amortir, with forms such as "ammortir", "amoritr", and "amorrtir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "avertir", "avorter", "amorti", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is amortir, spelled A-M-O-R-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre moins ardent.
  2. 2
    Rendre un coup moins fort en affaiblissant son effet.
  3. 3
    Soumettre à une macération.
  4. 4
    Rendre moins vifs, moins éclatants, des couleurs, des sons, …
  5. 5
    Couronner un élément architectural par un motif, une statue, un fleuron, que l'on nomme alors amortissement.
  6. 6
    Constater dans les comptes la dégradation dans le temps, de la valeur d'une immobilisation.
  7. 7
    Éteindre en remboursant le capital, en désintéressant le créancier.
  8. 8
    Atténuer les effets de la chute ou de la vibration d'un corps.
  9. 9
    Être atténué dans sa vigueur.
  10. 10
    Devenir moins vif, moins éclatant.
  11. 11
    Être atténué par la rencontre d'une surface molle.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ammortir,amoritr,amorrtir,amortirr,amortri,amorttir,amotrir,amrotir,aomrtir,maortir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for amortir

Misspelling Variants of "amortir"

ammortir8amoritr7amorrtir8amortirr8amortri7amorttir8amotrir7amrotir7
Misspelling Variants of "amortir"

Frequency rank: #26,612 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amortir"?
"amortir" is spelled A-M-O-R-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mɔʁ.tiʁ\.
What does "amortir" mean?
As a verb, "amortir" means: Rendre moins ardent.
What words are commonly confused with "amortir"?
"amortir" is commonly confused with "avertir", "avorter", "amorti". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amortir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amortir" is \a.mɔʁ.tiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amortir" come from?
"amortir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.