make amends
"make-amends" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make amends” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | make amends |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “make amends” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for make amends is 11 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “make amends”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-K-E- -A-M-E-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.