Amphipolis

\amˈpʰi.po.lis\

/\amˈpʰi.po.lis\/ name

The verdict

“Amphipolis” is uncommon French (frequency #86,400 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,400
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville de Macédoine.

Key facts for Amphipolis
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmphipolis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\amˈpʰi.po.lis\
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Amphipolis” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Amphipolis lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amphipolis is uncommon French at frequency #86,400 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \amˈpʰi.po.lis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville de Macédoine.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Amphipolis, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Amphipolis, spelled A-M-P-H-I-P-O-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville de Macédoine.

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 "Amphipolis"?
"Amphipolis" is spelled A-M-P-H-I-P-O-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \amˈpʰi.po.lis\.
What does "Amphipolis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amphipolis" means: Ville de Macédoine.
How do you pronounce "Amphipolis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amphipolis" is \amˈpʰi.po.lis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amphipolis" come from?
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Using “Amphipolis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-M-P-H-I-P-O-L-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \amˈpʰi.po.lis\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list