# among vs amount

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### among
*preposition · IPA /əˈmʌŋ/ · frequency rank #486*
Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).

### 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/among-vs-amount