amusement
a·muse·ment/əˈmjuzmənt/noun
amusement is spelled A-M-U-S-E-M-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (a·muse·ment). It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amusement means “Entertainment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amusement is amusements.
How many letters and syllables are in amusement?
| Letters | 9: A-M-U-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: a·muse·ment |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amusement?
Amusement appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 amusement?
- /əˈmjuzmənt/
Amusement has 3 syllables, split a·muse·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-amusement.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amusement
- amusements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amusement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Entertainment.
To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.
- 2
An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amusement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amusement |
| German | Erheiterung, Vergnügung, Vergnügen, Unterhaltung, Belustigung, Amüsement |
| Portuguese | divertimento , diversão |
| Spanish | divertimiento, esparcimiento, divertimento, embebecimiento , diversión |
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 amusement come from?
Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).