Amritsar

name

The verdict

“Amritsar” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville de l’Inde, située au nord-ouest de l’État du Pendjab indien.

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Index FR-amritsar · Amritsar · French

Amritsar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Amritsar
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmritsar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Amritsar » en français

Amritsarsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Amritsar is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville de l’Inde, située au nord-ouest de l’État du Pendjab indien.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Amritsar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Amritsar, spelled A-M-R-I-T-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville de l’Inde, située au nord-ouest de l’État du Pendjab indien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les images ont été filmées par le passager d’un vol Air India parti de l’aéroport londonien de Gatwick (Royaume-Uni) pour rejoindre Amritsar (Inde) le 24 novembre.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amritsar"?
"Amritsar" is spelled A-M-R-I-T-S-A-R.
What does "Amritsar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amritsar" means: Ville de l’Inde, située au nord-ouest de l’État du Pendjab indien.
What language does "Amritsar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list