AdenvsamonWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Aden is a name, amon is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Aden” is a name and “amon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,419
“Aden” frequency rank
#42,325
“amon” frequency rank
86744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aden amon
Definition Hafenstadt im Jemen Ammonium, Ammon

Where the eye mixes Aden and amon

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Aden and amon follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
Aden
4 ch
amon

Why the eye confuses Aden with amon

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aden is [ˈadɛn] while amon is [ˈamɔn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aden is recorded at frequency rank #44,419, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈadɛn]. amon is at rank #42,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈamɔn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 86744, this pair ranks #89,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Aden vs amon

Shared letters: an. Private to "Aden": de. Private to "amon": mo.

"Aden" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "amon" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aden ← adden · adenn · adne · aedn · daen
  • amon ← ammon · amno · amonn · aomn · maon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Aden" for "amon" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Aden" is a name and "amon" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Aden" or "amon" show up more?
"amon" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,325 in our German list, against #44,419 for "Aden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "amon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #89,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aden" and "amon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aden vs apel". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #89,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list