amendment

\ʌˈmɛnd.mənt\

/\ʌˈmɛnd.mənt\/ noun

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The verdict

“amendment” is uncommon French (frequency #97,650 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,650
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Amélioration, amendement.

Key facts for amendment
PropertyValue
Headwordamendment
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʌˈmɛnd.mənt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amendment” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). amendment lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amendment is uncommon French at frequency #97,650 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʌˈmɛnd.mənt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for amendment in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 amendment, spelled A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amélioration, amendement.
  2. 2
    Amendement (modification d’un texte juridique).
  3. 3
    Amendement (modification d’un jugement)
  4. 4
    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 "amendment"?
"amendment" is spelled A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʌˈmɛnd.mənt\.
What does "amendment" mean?
As a noun, "amendment" means: Amélioration, amendement.
How do you pronounce "amendment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amendment" is \ʌˈmɛnd.mənt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amendment" come from?
"amendment" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “amendment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʌˈmɛnd.mənt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list