make amends
"make-amends" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make amends” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
Corpus desk
Index EN-make-amends · make amends · English
make amends · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | make amends |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “make amends” in English
Rare enough to double-check
make amends is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.".
Zero misspellings are on record for make amends in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is make amends, spelled M-A-K-E- -A-M-E-N-D-S.
Definition
- 1To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how make amends appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I hope they can stop fighting and make amends.
We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.