AmazonevsAmazonenWhich spelling fits?

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

#42,324
“Amazone” frequency rank
#45,748
“Amazonen” frequency rank
88072
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amazone Amazonen
Definition in der griechischen und römischen Mythologie auftauchender matriarchalisch organisierter Volksstamm Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Amazone

Where the eye mixes Amazone and Amazonen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Amazone
8 ch
Amazonen

Why the eye confuses Amazone with Amazonen

A purely visual mix-up. Amazone ([amaˈt͡soːnə]) and Amazonen ([amaˈt͡soːnən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Amazone” sits inside “Amazonen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amazone is recorded at frequency rank #42,324, classified as anoun, pronounced [amaˈt͡soːnə]. Amazonen is at rank #45,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced [amaˈt͡soːnən].

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 88072, this pair ranks #72,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Amazone vs Amazonen

Shared letters: aemnoz. Private to "Amazone": -. Private to "Amazonen": -.

"Amazone" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "Amazonen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amazoneaamzone · amaozne · amaznoe · amazoen · amazonne · amazzone · ammazone · amzaone
  • Amazonenaamzonen · amaoznen · amaznoen · amazoenn · amazonenn · amazonnen · amazzonen · ammazonen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Amazone" and "Amazonen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([amaˈt͡soːnə] versus [amaˈt͡soːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Amazone" vs "Amazonen" - which ranks higher?
"Amazone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,324 in our German list, against #45,748 for "Amazonen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Amazone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Amazonen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amazone" and "Amazonen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amazonen vs Amazons". 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 #72,683 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