amusement

/əˈmjuzmənt/

//əˈmjuzmənt// noun

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

The verdict

“amusement” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,485
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entertainment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-amusement · amusement · English

amusement · rank #10,485 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,485
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Americas

Nearest frequency peer: Americas (-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 “amusement”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “amusement” 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).

amusement vs amazement
78% similar

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

Key facts for amusement
PropertyValue
Headwordamusement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈmjuzmənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,485
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “amusement”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).amusementlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Americas” (#10,484), “allocation” (#10,483), “anticipation” (#10,487). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “amusement” is #10,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around amusement (IPA /əˈmjuzmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,485 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for amusement, with forms such as "ammusement", "amsuement", and "amuesment". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "amazement", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Old French muser Old French amuser Middle French amuser Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French… The correct English form is amusement, spelled A-M-U-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entertainment.
  2. 2
    An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.
  2. This is some form of amusement you're talking about.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Old French muser Old French amuser Middle French amuser Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French amusementbor. English amusement Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.

Synonyms

recreation

This word in other languages

divertimiento(Español)amusement(Français)Erheiterung(Deutsch)divertimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammusement
  • amsuement
  • amuesment
  • amuseemnt
  • amusemennt
  • amusementt
  • amusemetn
  • amusemment
  • amusemnet
  • amusmeent
  • amussement
  • aumsement
  • mausement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amusement - 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.

ammusement1amsuement2amuesment2amuseemnt2amusemennt1amusementt1amusemetn2amusemment1
Edit distance from "amusement"

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 "amusement"?
"amusement" is spelled A-M-U-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈmjuzmənt/.
What does "amusement" mean?
As a noun, "amusement" means: Entertainment.
What words are commonly confused with "amusement"?
"amusement" is commonly confused with "amazement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amusement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amusement" is /əˈmjuzmənt/. 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 "amusement"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Old French muser Old French amuser Middle French amuser Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum ... 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 "amusement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

assessing#10,492auxiliary#10,494valuation#10,474thickness#10,464

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

allocation13 variantstelescope13 variantssupplying13 variantssplendid13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list