amendment

/əˈmɛndmənt/

//əˈmɛndmənt// noun

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"amendment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“amendment” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,736
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

Corpus desk

Index EN-amendment · amendment · English

amendment · rank #3,736 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,736
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Allen

Nearest frequency peer: Allen (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “amendment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “amendment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

amendment vs amendments
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for amendment
PropertyValue
Headwordamendment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈmɛndmənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,736
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “amendment”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).amendmentlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Allen” (#3,735), “angle” (#3,737), “adds” (#3,734). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “amendment” is #3,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around amendment (IPA /əˈmɛndmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,736 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for amendment, with forms such as "aemndment", "amednment", and "amenddment". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "amendments", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment. The correct English form is amendment, spelled A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
  2. 2
    In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
  3. 3
    Correction of an error in a writ or process.
  4. 4
    An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
  5. 5
    That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how amendment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law.
  2. Almost half of MEPs wanted to remove the new provisions to expand the use of megatrucks but an amendment to do that failed to pass by just six votes.

Etymology

From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.

This word in other languages

enmienda(Español)amendement(Français)Änderung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aemndment
  • amednment
  • amenddment
  • amendemnt
  • amendmennt
  • amendmentt
  • amendmetn
  • amendmment
  • amendmnet
  • amenmdent
  • amenndment
  • ammendment
  • amnedment
  • maendment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amendment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aemndment2amednment2amenddment1amendemnt2amendmennt1amendmentt1amendmetn2amendmment1
Edit distance from "amendment"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amendment"?
"amendment" is spelled A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈmɛndmənt/.
What does "amendment" mean?
As a noun, "amendment" means: An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
What words are commonly confused with "amendment"?
"amendment" is commonly confused with "amendments". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amendment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amendment" is /əˈmɛndmənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "amendment"?
From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amendment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

occasionally14 variantsmaintained14 variantsCambridge14 variantsbroadcast14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list