amount vs number: what's the difference?
Use amount with things you cannot count and number with things you can.
amount
/əˈmaʊnt/
Meaning: a quantity of something uncountable
Example: “a large amount of money”
number
/ˈnʌmbə/
Meaning: a quantity of things that can be counted
Example: “a large number of coins”
How to remember
A number of people, an amount of water.