# amusement

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈmjuzmənt/ · frequency rank #10,485

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

## 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.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ammusement`, `amsuement`, `amuesment`, `amuseemnt`, `amusemennt`, `amusementt`, `amusemetn`, `amusemment`, `amusemnet`, `amusmeent`, `amussement`, `aumsement`, `mausement`

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