AmazonevsAmazonsTell them apart

Which to use

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

#42,324
“Amazone” frequency rank
#47,199
“Amazons” frequency rank
89523
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amazone Amazons
Definition in der griechischen und römischen Mythologie auftauchender matriarchalisch organisierter Volksstamm Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amazon

Where the eye mixes Amazone and Amazons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Amazone
7 ch
Amazons

Look-alike desk: Amazone vs Amazons

A purely visual mix-up. Amazone ([amaˈt͡soːnə]) and Amazons ([amaˈt͡soːns]) 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 - e in “Amazone” becomes s in “Amazons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89523, 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]. Amazons is at rank #47,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced [amaˈt͡soːns].

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 89523, this pair ranks #56,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Amazone vs Amazons

Shared letters: amnoz. Private to "Amazone": e. Private to "Amazons": s.

"Amazone" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "Amazons" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amazoneaamzone · amaozne · amaznoe · amazoen · amazonne · amazzone · ammazone · amzaone
  • Amazonsaamzons · amaozns · amaznos · amazonns · amazonss · amazosn · amazzons · ammazons

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Amazone" and "Amazons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([amaˈt͡soːnə] versus [amaˈt͡soːns]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Amazone" vs "Amazons" - which ranks higher?
"Amazone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,324 in our German list, against #47,199 for "Amazons". 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 "Amazone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Amazons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amazone" and "Amazons" 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 #56,361 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