Which to use
“amazes” is a verb and “Amazon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,998
- “amazes” frequency rank
- #2,712
- “Amazon” frequency rank
- 28710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amazes | Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of amaze | A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area. |
Where the eye mixes amazes and Amazon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between amazes and Amazon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amazes is /əˈmeɪzɪz/ while Amazon is /ˈæm.ə.zən/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amazes is recorded at frequency rank #25,998, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈmeɪzɪz/. Amazon is at rank #2,712, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæm.ə.zən/.
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 28710, this pair ranks #368,933 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amazes vs Amazon
Shared letters: amz. Private to "amazes": es. Private to "Amazon": no.
"amazes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "Amazon" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amazes" and "Amazon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amazes" or "Amazon"?
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 "amazes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Amazon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,933 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amazes" and "Amazon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amazes vs amuses". 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 #368,933 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.