Which to use
“Amok” and “amour” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,298
- “Amok” frequency rank
- #26,741
- “amour” frequency rank
- 53039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Amok | amour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine psychische Extremsituation, die durch Unzurechnungsfähigkeit und absolute Gewaltbereitschaft gekennzeichnet ist | starkes Gefühl der Zuneigung; Liebe |
Where the eye mixes Amok and amour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Amok runs 4 letters (VCVC) against amour's 5 (VCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Amok with amour
A purely visual mix-up. Amok ([ˈaːmɔk]) and amour ([a.muːʁ]) 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 53039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Amok is recorded at frequency rank #26,298, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːmɔk]. amour is at rank #26,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced [a.muːʁ].
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 53039, this pair ranks #1,073,466 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Amok vs amour
Shared letters: amo. Private to "Amok": k. Private to "amour": ru.
"Amok" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "amour" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Amok" and "amour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Amok" or "amour"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Amok" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,073,466 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Amok" and "amour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amok vs Avon". 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 #1,073,466 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.