among

/[əˈmʌŋ]/ prep

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,784

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

among is aGermanprep. It means: inmitten von; umgeben von Pronounced [əˈmʌŋ]. Often confused with amor and amos.

Key facts for among
PropertyValue
Headwordamong
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPrep
IPA[əˈmʌŋ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,784
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of among in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for among is 5 letters long, classified as aprep, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [əˈmʌŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,784 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for among, with forms such as "ammong", "amnog", and "amogn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "amor", "amos", "Aron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is among, spelled A-M-O-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    inmitten von; umgeben von
  2. 2
    in Gesellschaft von; in Verbindung mit
  3. 3
    Teil von (einer Aufzählung)
  4. 4
    in Teilen an jeden von
  5. 5
    gegenseitig in einer Gruppe

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ammong,amnog,amogn,amongg,amonng,aomng,maong

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for among

Misspelling Variants of "among"

ammong6amnog5amogn5amongg6amonng6aomng5maong5
Misspelling Variants of "among"

Frequency rank: #36,784 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "among"?
"among" is spelled A-M-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈmʌŋ].
What does "among" mean?
As a prep, "among" means: inmitten von; umgeben von
What words are commonly confused with "among"?
"among" is commonly confused with "amor", "amos", "Aron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "among"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "among" is [əˈmʌŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "among" come from?
"among" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.