- spośród (preposition) +Genitive = among, amidst
- śród & wśród (preposition) +Genitive = among, amongst
- Środa (f noun) = Wednesday (it derives its Polish name due to being midweek, it is amidst the other days)
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Can “spośród” and “śród & wśród” be used interchangeably? If not, what’s the difference then?
Hi @Wandering.Seeker, welcome to the Polish forums! 
“Spośród” is used when singling out objects belonging to a certain group/set (“najwyższy wśród swoich przyjaciół” = “tallest among his friends”).
“Wśród” is more about the physical location of the object (“wśród drzew” = “among the trees”, etc.).
You could say “spośród” is more abstract, while “wśród” is more literal. Generally, they are not interchangeable. However, in colloquial speech, you might hear people say “wśród” when they mean “spośród” (but not the other way around).
“Śród” is actually not a preposition, but rather the Genitive plural form of the noun “środa” (“Wednesday”).
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