Which to use
“amend” is a verb and “amended” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,854
- “amend” frequency rank
- #9,847
- “amended” frequency rank
- 23701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amend | amended |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To make better; improve. | That has been modified from a previous form. |
Letter map: amend vs amended
Shared letters muted; letters that set amend and amended apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. amend runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against amended's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - amend and amended
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amend is averb and amendedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “amend” sits inside “amended”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amend is recorded at frequency rank #13,854, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈmɛnd/. amended is at rank #9,847, tagged as anadj.
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 23701, this pair ranks #407,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amend vs amended
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "amend": -. Private to "amended": -.
"amend" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "amended" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amend" and "amended" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "amend" or "amended"?
What to do next
You've compared "amend" and "amended". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "amend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amended" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amend" and "amended" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aced vs amend". 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 #407,395 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.