# about vs amount

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### about
*preposition · IPA /əˈbaʊt/ · frequency rank #43*
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.

### amount
*noun · IPA /əˈmaʊnt/ · frequency rank #760*
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/about-vs-amount