ampère

\ɑ̃.pɛʁ\

/\ɑ̃.pɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“ampère” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,427. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,427
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unité de mesure de l’intensité du courant électrique du Système international (SI, unité de base), dont le symbole est A. Équivaut à un coulomb par seconde, soit environ 6,28×10¹⁸ charges élémentai...

Corpus desk

Index FR-ampere · ampère · French

ampère · rank #45,427 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,427
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH alarmiste

Nearest frequency peer: alarmiste (-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 « ampère »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ampère » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ampère vs âpre
50% similar
ampère vs avéré
33% similar
ampère vs apéro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ampère
PropertyValue
Headwordampère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.pɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,427
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ampère »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ampèrese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « alarmiste » (#45,426), « anachronisme » (#45,428), « aladin » (#45,425). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « ampère » est au #45,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ampère (IPA \ɑ̃.pɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,427 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ampère, with forms such as "ammpère", "ampere", and "amppère". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "âpre", "avéré", "apéro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ampère, spelled A-M-P-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité de mesure de l’intensité du courant électrique du Système international (SI, unité de base), dont le symbole est A. Équivaut à un coulomb par seconde, soit environ 6,28×10¹⁸ charges élémentaires par seconde.
  2. 2
    Unité de mesure de la force magnétomotrice dans le Système international (SI, unité dérivée), dont le symbole est A.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le régime électrolytique employé pour le dessuintage, dégraissage de la laine brute, est un courant de 300 à 350 ampères et de 10/15 volts.

This word in other languages

amp(English)amperio(Español)Ampere(Deutsch)ampere(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammpère
  • ampere
  • amppère
  • amprèe
  • ampèer
  • ampèrre
  • amèpre
  • apmère
  • mapère

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ampère - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ammpère1ampere1amppère1amprèe2ampèer2ampèrre1amèpre2apmère2
Edit distance from "ampère"

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 "ampère"?
"ampère" is spelled A-M-P-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pɛʁ\.
What does "ampère" mean?
As a noun, "ampère" means: Unité de mesure de l’intensité du courant électrique du Système international (SI, unité de base), dont le symbole est A. Équivaut à un coulomb par seconde, soit environ 6,28×10¹⁸ charges élémentai...
What words are commonly confused with "ampère"?
"ampère" is commonly confused with "âpre", "avéré", "apéro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ampère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ampère" is \ɑ̃.pɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ampère" come from?
"ampère" 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 "ampère", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aladin#45,425admins#45,413across#45,411avisée#45,456

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

annexés9 variantsAguilar9 variantsbalèze9 variantsBarbey9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list