amain
/əˈmeɪn/adverb
amain is spelled A-M-A-I-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, amain means “Out of control” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amain?
| Letters | 5: A-M-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is amain?
Amain appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amain?
- US /əˈmeɪn/
Amain has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-amain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with amain?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as amain from its last stressed vowel (/eɪn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mania, anima.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of amain
- more amain comparative
- most amain superlative
- amaine
- amains present, singular, he/she/it
- amaining participle, present
- amained participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaicWith all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently.
- 2
archaicAt full speed; also, in great haste.
- 3
UKOut of control.
- 4
obsoleteExceedingly; overmuch.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail).
- 2
obsoleteTo decrease or reduce (something).
- 3
obsoleteTo lower the topsail in token of surrender; to yield.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amain in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | con todas sus fuerzas , a toda velocidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amain come from?
From a- (prefix with the sense ‘at; in; on; with’, used to show a state, condition, or manner) + main (“force, power, strength”). Main is derived from Middle English mayn (“strength”), from Old English mæġen (“strength”), from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might, power, strength”), *maginaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).