among

\ə.mʌŋ\

/\ə.mʌŋ\/ prep

The verdict

“among” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,150
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entre, parmi, au milieu de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-among · among · French

among · rank #42,150 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,150
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH allégement

Nearest frequency peer: allégement (-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 « among »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « among » 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).

among vs ang
60% similar
among vs amos
60% similar
among vs amor
60% similar

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

Key facts for among
PropertyValue
Headwordamong
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ə.mʌŋ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,150
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « among »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).amongse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « allégement » (#42,149), « analogiques » (#42,151), « alléchant » (#42,148). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « among » est au #42,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around among (IPA \ə.mʌŋ\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #42,150 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for among, with forms such as "ammong", "amnog", and "amogn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ang", "amos", "amor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is among, spelled A-M-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entre, parmi, au milieu de.
  2. 2
    Chez, parmi, tous près de, au bord de, sur.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammong
  • amnog
  • amogn
  • amongg
  • amonng
  • aomng
  • maong

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ammong1amnog2amogn2amongg1amonng1aomng2maong2
Edit distance from "among"

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 "among"?
"among" is spelled A-M-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ə.mʌŋ\.
What does "among" mean?
As a preposition, "among" means: Entre, parmi, au milieu de.
What words are commonly confused with "among"?
"among" is commonly confused with "ang", "amos", "amor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "among"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "among" is \ə.mʌŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "among" come from?
"among" 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 "among", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list