ample
/ˈæm.pəl/
"ample" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ample” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,978
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ample · ample · English
ample · rank #10,978 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,978
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH adjusting
Nearest frequency peer: adjusting (-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 “ample”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- accuse
accuse
89,026 corpus weight
- ADA
ADA
89,025 corpus weight
- adjusting
adjusting
89,024 corpus weight
- ample
ample
89,023 corpus weight
- analogy
analogy
89,022 corpus weight
- apex
apex
89,020 corpus weight
What this shows “ample” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ample |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Determiner |
| IPA | /ˈæm.pəl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ample”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around ample (IPA /ˈæm.pəl/), adeterminer. Corpus frequency is #10,978 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ample, with forms such as "amlpe", "ammple", and "ampel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ape", "APL", "axle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Latin amplus Old French ample Middle French amplebor. Middle English ample English ample From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”). The correct English form is ample, spelled A-M-P-L-E.
Definition
- 1A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
- 2A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ample appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We have ample time to finish the task.
It is a large house with ample space for all of us.
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin amplus Old French ample Middle French amplebor. Middle English ample English ample From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amlpe
- ammple
- ampel
- amplle
- ampple
- apmle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ample - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ample", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).