ampli

\ɑ̃.pli\

/\ɑ̃.pli\/ noun

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The verdict

“ampli” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,113
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amplificateur (tous sens).

Corpus desk

Index FR-ampli · ampli · French

ampli · rank #33,113 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,113
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amirauté

Nearest frequency peer: amirauté (-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 « ampli »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ampli » 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).

ampli vs API
0% similar
ampli vs APL
0% similar
ampli vs apple
60% similar

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

Key facts for ampli
PropertyValue
Headwordampli
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.pli\
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,113
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ampli »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.amplise 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 « amirauté » (#33,112), « annexer » (#33,114), « amenez » (#33,111). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « ampli » est au #33,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ampli (IPA \ɑ̃.pli\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,113 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ampli, with forms such as "amlpi", "ammpli", and "ampil". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "API", "APL", "apple", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 ampli, spelled A-M-P-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amplificateur (tous sens).
  2. 2
    Rembourrage de soutien-gorge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ch. vieil ampli mono à lampes 75 w ou plus de préférence Mac Intosch.
  2. Personnellement, je dirais plutôt pour des raisons de commodité : si votre tuner tombe en panne, vous n’êtes pas privé de votre ampli, ou si vous voulez changer votre ampli, vous n’êtes pas obligé de changer aussi votre tuner.

Synonyms

amplificateur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlpi
  • ammpli
  • ampil
  • amplli
  • amppli
  • apmli
  • mapli

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amlpi2ammpli1ampil2amplli1amppli1apmli2mapli2
Edit distance from "ampli"

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 "ampli"?
"ampli" is spelled A-M-P-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pli\.
What does "ampli" mean?
As a noun, "ampli" means: Amplificateur (tous sens).
What words are commonly confused with "ampli"?
"ampli" is commonly confused with "API", "APL", "apple". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ampli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ampli" is \ɑ̃.pli\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ampli" come from?
"ampli" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Adour#33,101Bambi#33,136Becky#33,139Biron#33,142

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Ariana7 variantsadossé7 variantsattaqua7 variantswinner7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list