Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Amazone" and "Amazonen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Amazone" vs "Amazonen" - which ranks higher?
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.