Ammount vs amount

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Ammount or amount?

The correct spelling of this word is amount and not ammount, which is incorrect.

English language often has words that can be tricky to spell and people can mistakenly use the wrong spelling.

Meaning of the word

Amount is a word generally used as a total or quantity of something. For example, “the amount of work I need to do today is so big, I can’t believe it”.

Amount can also be used as a verb to explain a total. For example, “our electricity bill amounts to one hundred dollars, that is so much”.

Common spelling mistakes

Ammount or amounnt on the other hand are common misspelling of amount in the English language. People will generally understand the word even if it is spelled this way however amount is the correct way to write it.

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