amazement
/əˈmeɪz.mənt/noun
amazement is spelled A-M-A-Z-E-M-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amazement means “The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; a feeling of intense…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amazement is amazements.
How many letters and syllables are in amazement?
| Letters | 9: A-M-A-Z-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amazement?
Amazement appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 amazement?
- /əˈmeɪz.mənt/
Amazement has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-amazement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amazement
- amazements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amazement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; a feeling of intense astonishment or awe, as from witnessing something incredible and impressive.
We stared in amazement at the skills on display.
- 2
archaicA particular feeling of wonder, surprise, fear, or horror.
- 3
datedSomething which amazes.
- 4
obsoleteMadness, frenzy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amazement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition of being amazed; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stupéfaction, stupeur |
| German | Staunen, Verwunderung |
| Portuguese | fascínio, fascinação, assombro, surpresa, espanto |
| Spanish | asombro, sorpresa, asombramiento (disused) |
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 amazement come from?
From amaze + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).