# amendment

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈmɛndmənt/ · frequency rank #3,736

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **amendments** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amendment-vs-amendments)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aemndment`, `amednment`, `amenddment`, `amendemnt`, `amendmennt`, `amendmentt`, `amendmetn`, `amendmment`, `amendmnet`, `amenmdent`, `amenndment`, `ammendment`, `amnedment`, `maendment`

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