Which to use
“amounted” is a verb and “amounts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,266
- “amounted” frequency rank
- #3,540
- “amounts” frequency rank
- 17806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amounted | amounts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of amount | plural of amount |
Where the eye mixes amounted and amounts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: amounted vs amounts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amounted is /əˈmaʊntɪd/ while amounts is /əˈmaʊnts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amounted is recorded at frequency rank #14,266, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈmaʊntɪd/. amounts is at rank #3,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced /əˈmaʊnts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17806, this pair ranks #449,000 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amounted vs amounts
Shared letters: amnotu. Private to "amounted": de. Private to "amounts": s.
"amounted" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "amounts" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amounted" and "amounts" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "amounted" or "amounts"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "amounted" and "amounts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amounted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amounts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #449,000 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amounted" and "amounts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amounted vs anointed". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #449,000 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.