AmazonenvsAmazonsWhich spelling fits?

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

#45,748
“Amazonen” frequency rank
#47,199
“Amazons” frequency rank
92947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amazonen Amazons
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Amazone Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amazon

Where the eye mixes Amazonen and Amazons

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

8 ch
Amazonen
7 ch
Amazons

Visual trap between Amazonen and Amazons

A purely visual mix-up. Amazonen ([amaˈt͡soːnən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amazonen is recorded at frequency rank #45,748, classified as anoun, pronounced [amaˈt͡soːnən]. 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 92947, this pair ranks #26,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Amazonen vs Amazons

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

"Amazonen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "Amazons" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amazonenaamzonen · amaoznen · amaznoen · amazoenn · amazonenn · amazonnen · amazzonen · ammazonen
  • Amazonsaamzons · amaozns · amaznos · amazonns · amazonss · amazosn · amazzons · ammazons

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Amazonen" for "Amazons" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([amaˈt͡soːnən] versus [amaˈt͡soːns]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Amazonen" or "Amazons"?
"Amazonen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,748 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Amazonen" 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 #26,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amazonen" and "Amazons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amazone 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 #26,160 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