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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Amazone" and "Amazons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Amazone" vs "Amazons" - which ranks higher?
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.