Amazonas

[amaˈt͡soːnas]

/[amaˈt͡soːnas]/ name

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The verdict

“Amazonas” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,809. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,809
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wasserreichster Fluss der Erde in Südamerika

Corpus desk

Index DE-amazonas · Amazonas · German

Amazonas · rank #19,809 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,809
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alain

Nearest frequency peer: Alain (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Amazonas“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Amazonas“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Amazonas vs Amazone
75% similar
Amazonas vs Amazons
88% similar
Amazonas vs Amazonen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Amazonas
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmazonas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[amaˈt͡soːnas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,809
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Amazonas“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Amazonasliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Alain“ (#19,808), „amtierende“ (#19,810), „Anflug“ (#19,811). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amazonas“ bei #19,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Amazonas (IPA [amaˈt͡soːnas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,809 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wasserreichster Fluss der Erde in Südamerika".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amazonas, with forms such as "aamzonas", "amaoznas", and "amaznoas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Amazone", "Amazons", "Amazonen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Amazonas, spelled A-M-A-Z-O-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    wasserreichster Fluss der Erde in Südamerika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Amazonas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Amazonas fließt durch die Regenwälder Brasiliens.
  2. „Nach alten Berichten gebe es einen Kanal zwischen den Strömen Orinoko und Amazonas.“

Synonyms

Amazonenstrom

This word in other languages

Amazon(English)Amazonas(Español)Amazone(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aamzonas
  • amaoznas
  • amaznoas
  • amazoans
  • amazonass
  • amazonnas
  • amazonsa
  • amazzonas
  • ammazonas
  • amzaonas
  • maazonas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amazonas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aamzonas2amaoznas2amaznoas2amazoans2amazonass1amazonnas1amazonsa2amazzonas1
Edit distance from "Amazonas"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amazonas"?
"Amazonas" is spelled A-M-A-Z-O-N-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [amaˈt͡soːnas].
What does "Amazonas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amazonas" means: wasserreichster Fluss der Erde in Südamerika
What words are commonly confused with "Amazonas"?
"Amazonas" is commonly confused with "Amazone", "Amazons", "Amazonen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amazonas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amazonas" is [amaˈt͡soːnas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amazonas" come from?
"Amazonas" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Amazonas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abschuss#19,805Ökostrom#19,794auskennt#19,827Autismus#19,829

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Ägypter11 variantszüchten11 variantsverfällt11 variantsEgoismus11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list