Amount vs Quantity

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Amount

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 noun

Quantity

Top 2000 (courant) A2 noun

Le plus courant: Amount

	Amount	Quantity
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/əˈmaʊnt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈmaʊnt/"]/	🇬🇧 //ˈkwɒntɪti// 🇺🇸 //ˈkwɑːntɪti//
Sens	The total number or quantity of something.	How much of something there is.
Exemple	The amount of sugar in the recipe is too much for my taste.	I bought a large quantity of apples.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	A2	A2
Nature grammaticale	noun	noun
Collocations	considerable, copious amounts, enormous, double, increase, decrease, double, increase, decrease, amount of	large quantity, small quantity, limited quantity, significant quantity, exact quantity
Antonymes	none	quality
Erreurs fréquentes	Using 'amount' with countable nouns, e.g., saying 'amount of apples' instead of 'number of apples'., Confusing 'amount' with 'number', as they are used for different types of nouns., Incorrectly using 'amount' in questions or negative forms without proper context.	Confusing 'quantity' with 'quality'., Using 'quantity' where 'amount' is more appropriate (e.g., uncountable situations).
Notes d'usage	Used for uncountable nouns (like water or time) rather than countable nouns (like apples or books). Formal in academic contexts, but generally acceptable in everyday conversation.	Used in contexts relating to amounts, measurements, or counts. Common in both spoken and written English.

Questions fréquentes : Amount vs Quantity

Quelle est la différence entre Amount et Quantity ?

Amount: The total number or quantity of something. Quantity: How much of something there is.

Lequel est le plus courant : Amount et Quantity ?

Amount est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Amount et Quantity sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Amount: A2, Quantity: A2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Amount et Quantity ?

Amount: noun, Quantity: noun.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Amount: The amount of sugar in the recipe is too much for my taste. Quantity: I bought a large quantity of apples.

Puis-je utiliser Amount et Quantity de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Amount et Quantity sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.