# amazing vs Amazon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### amazing
*verb · IPA /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #821*
present participle and gerund of amaze

### Amazon
*noun · IPA /ˈæm.ə.zən/ · frequency rank #2,712*
A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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