# almond

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑː.mənd/ · frequency rank #14,264

## Definitions
1. The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
2. The tree that produces almonds.
3. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
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9. The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
10. The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
11. Flavour or other characteristics of almond.
12. Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.

## Etymology
From Middle English almond, almaund, from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of uncertain origin. Influenced by amandus and by many European words of Arabic origin beginning with the Arabic definite article Arabic ال (al-). Compare Spanish almóndiga and Portuguese almôndega (“meatball”) from Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (“hazelnut al-bunduqa”). Doublet of amygdala, amygdale, and mandorla.

## Easily confused with
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-alon)
- **along** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-along)
- **among** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-among)
- **alone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-alone)
- **amend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-amend)
- **aloud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-aloud)
- **Alton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-alton)
- **almost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-almost)
- **almonds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almond-vs-almonds)
- **Alford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alford-vs-almond)
- **alimony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alimony-vs-almond)

## Common misspellings (9)
`allmond`, `almmond`, `almnod`, `almodn`, `almondd`, `almonnd`, `alomnd`, `amlond`, `lamond`

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