Ammendment or amendment?
Did you mean amendment? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: amendment. Misspelling: ammendment.
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Memory tip
One M: a-MEND-ment. You amend a law to mend it.
Why people write “ammendment”
The misspelling “ammendment” is only one letter off: it doubles the M, which amendment spells with just one.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make amendment automatic.
Other misspellings of “amendment”
People also write “amendmant”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“amendmant”
Correct spelling: amendment. Misspelling: amendmant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The endings -ent and -ant are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ent.
What does “amendment” mean?
amendment noun
- the act of amending or correcting
- a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Amendment” in a sentence
- The council voted on the amendment.
Is “amendment” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“ammendment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AMENDMENT.