AmaliavsAmalieWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Amalia” and “Amalie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,698
“Amalia” frequency rank
#44,430
“Amalie” frequency rank
88128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amalia Amalie
Definition weiblicher Vorname weiblicher Vorname

Where the eye mixes Amalia and Amalie

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Amalia
6 ch
Amalie

Visual trap between Amalia and Amalie

A purely visual mix-up. Amalia ([aˈmaːli̯a]) and Amalie ([aˈmaːli̯ə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “Amalia” becomes e in “Amalie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amalia is recorded at frequency rank #43,698, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈmaːli̯a]. Amalie is at rank #44,430, tagged as aname, pronounced [aˈmaːli̯ə].

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 88128, this pair ranks #72,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Amalia vs Amalie

Shared letters: ailm. Private to "Amalia": -. Private to "Amalie": e.

"Amalia" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "Amalie" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amaliaaamlia · amaila · amalai · amallia · amlaia · ammalia · maalia
  • Amalieaamlie · amaile · amalei · amallie · amlaie · ammalie · maalie

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Amalia" and "Amalie" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈmaːli̯a] versus [aˈmaːli̯ə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Amalia" or "Amalie"?
"Amalia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,698 in our German list, against #44,430 for "Amalie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Amalia" and "Amalie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Amalia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Amalie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amalia" and "Amalie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amalie vs Anämie". 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 #72,007 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