-amiento
Spanish, suffix[aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
-amiento is spelled A-M-I-E-N-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written Spanish, the 292,142nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -amiento is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “alternative form of -miento” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma sustantivos a partir de verbos de la primera conjugación (terminados en -ar), indicando acción o efecto…”.
What does -amiento mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculinealternative form of -miento
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Forma sustantivos a partir de verbos de la primera conjugación (terminados en -ar), indicando acción o efecto del verbo.
noun: 1. Correa con que se aseguraba la celada, y que se ataba por debajo de la barbilla. 2. Correa con que se ataba el zapato. 3. Correa con que se ataban por el medio las lanzas o flechas para arrojarlas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -amiento
- amientos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -amiento?
- [aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
- [amiˈẽn̪t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -amiento in Spanish?
-amiento appears about once in every 71 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).