Which to use
“America” is a noun and “Amerika” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,035
- “America” frequency rank
- #2,011
- “Amerika” frequency rank
- 12046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | America | Amerika |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | ein Doppelkontinent (der ehemals von der Namengebung her als ein Kontinent betrachtet wurde, wissenschaftlich wird in die Kontinente Nordamerika und Südamerika unterschieden) |
Where the eye mixes America and Amerika
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between America and Amerika
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: America is [əˈmerɪkə] while Amerika is [aˈmeːʁika]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “America” becomes k in “Amerika”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
America is recorded at frequency rank #10,035, classified as anoun, pronounced [əˈmerɪkə]. Amerika is at rank #2,011, tagged as aname, pronounced [aˈmeːʁika].
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 12046, this pair ranks #1,966,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of America vs Amerika
Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "America": c. Private to "Amerika": k.
"America" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "Amerika" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "America" for "Amerika" ever safe?
Which is more common, "America" or "Amerika"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "America" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Amerika" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "America" and "Amerika" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amelia vs America". 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 #1,966,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.