# ample

> English word · Determiner · IPA /ˈæm.pəl/ · frequency rank #10,978

## Definitions
1. A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
2. A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-ape)
- **APL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-apl)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-axle)
- **amps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-amps)
- **apply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-apply)
- **apple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-apple)
- **angle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-angle)
- **ankle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-ankle)
- **amuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-amuse)
- **amply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-amply)
- **apples** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-apples)
- **amulet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ample-vs-amulet)
- **amp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amp-vs-ample)
- **ale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ale-vs-ample)
- **AmE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ame-vs-ample)
- **AML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aml-vs-ample)
- **able** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/able-vs-ample)
- **Amal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-ample)
- **aisle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aisle-vs-ample)
- **Adele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-ample)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amlpe`, `ammple`, `ampel`, `amplle`, `ampple`, `apmle`

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