Which to use
“amended” is an adjective and “amends” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,847
- “amended” frequency rank
- #19,010
- “amends” frequency rank
- 28857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amended | amends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That has been modified from a previous form. | plural of amend |
Letter map: amended vs amends
Shared letters muted; letters that set amended and amends apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. amended runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against amends's 6 (VCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - amended and amends
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amended is anadjective and amendsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amended is recorded at frequency rank #9,847, classified as anadj. amends is at rank #19,010, tagged as anoun, pronounced /əˈmɛndz/.
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 28857, this pair ranks #367,736 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amended vs amends
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "amended": -. Private to "amends": s.
"amended" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "amends" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amended" and "amends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amended" or "amends"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "amended" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,736 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amended" and "amends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amended vs avenged". 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 #367,736 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.