amplitudes

\ɑ̃.pli.tyd\

/\ɑ̃.pli.tyd\/ noun

The verdict

“amplitudes” is uncommon French (frequency #52,477 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,477
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de amplitude.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amplitudes · amplitudes · French

amplitudes · rank #52,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,477
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alzette

Nearest frequency peer: Alzette (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « amplitudes »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « amplitudes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amplitudes
PropertyValue
Headwordamplitudes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.pli.tyd\
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « amplitudes » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.amplitudestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Alzette » (#52,476), « analysez » (#52,478), « anarchy » (#52,479). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amplitudes » est au #52,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amplitudes is uncommon French at frequency #52,477 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.pli.tyd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de amplitude.".

Zero misspellings are on record for amplitudes in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is amplitudes, spelled A-M-P-L-I-T-U-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de amplitude.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Avec Guillaume (Alquier, son prépa physique), par exemple, on travaille sur des amplitudes proches de la blessure, pour que le corps soit préparé.

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 "amplitudes"?
"amplitudes" is spelled A-M-P-L-I-T-U-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pli.tyd\.
What does "amplitudes" mean?
As a noun, "amplitudes" means: Pluriel de amplitude.
How do you pronounce "amplitudes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amplitudes" is \ɑ̃.pli.tyd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list