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Amung or among?

Did you mean among? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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amung

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among

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Correct spelling: among. Misspelling: amung.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Among has no U at all: a-MONG.

Why people write “amung”

The misspelling “amung” is only one letter off: it writes U where among has O, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

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 among automatic.

“Among” in a sentence

  • The letter was hidden among his papers.

Is “among” a playable word?

a 1m 3o 1n 1g 2

8 points in Scrabble · 11 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“amung” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AMONG.

Among: quick answers

Is it amung or among?
The correct spelling is among. “amung” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell among?
Among has no U at all: a-MONG.
Why do people write amung?
The misspelling “amung” is only one letter off: it writes U where among has O, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".