amendement

\a.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃\

/\a.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“amendement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,162. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,162
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’amender et résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amendement · amendement · French

amendement · rank #6,162 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,162
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aimerait

Nearest frequency peer: aimerait (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « amendement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « amendement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

amendement vs avènement
70% similar
amendement vs amèrement
70% similar
amendement vs amendements
91% similar

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

Key facts for amendement
PropertyValue
Headwordamendement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,162
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « amendement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.amendementse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « aimerait » (#6,161), « amusant » (#6,163), « affiches » (#6,160). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amendement » est au #6,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around amendement (IPA \a.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,162 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for amendement, with forms such as "aemndement", "amednement", and "amenddement". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "avènement", "amèrement", "amendements", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is amendement, spelled A-M-E-N-D-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’amender et résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Fait d'amender ou de s'amender dans le sens où apparaît une résipiscence, une amélioration, un mieux.
  3. 3
    Diminution de l'intensité des symptômes d’une maladie.
  4. 4
    Opération visant à améliorer les propriétés physiques et chimiques d’un sol.
  5. 5
    Produit épandu sur le sol pour provoquer cette amélioration.
  6. 6
    Texte modifiant un précédent texte de nature juridique.
  7. 7
    Texte modifiant un précédent texte de nature juridique.
  8. 8
    Texte modifiant un précédent texte de nature juridique.
  9. 9
    Modification d’un jugement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces homologations ont été prononcées en application du règlement 100 dans sa série 02 d’ amendement.
  2. L'affleurement de la marne inférieure est nettement prononcé dans toute cette région. Cette marne est exploitée pour l’amendement des terres, à Terron-les-Vendresse, Poix, etc.

Synonyms

améliorationfumuremodificationprogrèsrésipiscence

This word in other languages

amendment(English)abono(Español)Abänderungsantrag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aemndement
  • amednement
  • amenddement
  • amendeemnt
  • amendemennt
  • amendementt
  • amendemetn
  • amendemment
  • amendemnet
  • amendmeent
  • amenedment
  • amenndement
  • ammendement
  • amnedement
  • maendement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amendement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aemndement2amednement2amenddement1amendeemnt2amendemennt1amendementt1amendemetn2amendemment1
Edit distance from "amendement"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amendement"?
"amendement" is spelled A-M-E-N-D-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃\.
What does "amendement" mean?
As a noun, "amendement" means: Action d’amender et résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "amendement"?
"amendement" is commonly confused with "avènement", "amèrement", "amendements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amendement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amendement" is \a.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amendement" come from?
"amendement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amendement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

visibilité#6,148successeur#6,140inspection#6,206inégalités#6,104

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

cherchant15 variantsvocabulaire15 variantsterritoriale15 variantsinitiatives15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list