Which to use
“amazing” and “puzzles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,411
- “amazing” frequency rank
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- 73397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amazing | puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs amaze | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle |
Letter map: amazing vs puzzles
Shared letters muted; letters that set amazing and puzzles apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - amazing / puzzles
amazing and puzzles are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amazing is recorded at frequency rank #23,411, classified as averb, pronounced […]. puzzles is at rank #49,986, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 73397, this pair ranks #361,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amazing vs puzzles
Shared letters: z. Private to "amazing": agimn. Private to "puzzles": elpsu.
"amazing" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amazing" and "puzzles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amazing" or "puzzles"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "amazing" and "puzzles".
- Full dictionary entry for "amazing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amazing" and "puzzles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose vs puzzles". 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 #361,521 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.