# amends vs Ames

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### amends
*noun · IPA /əˈmɛndz/ · frequency rank #19,010*
plural of amend

### Ames
*name · IPA /eɪmz/ · frequency rank #16,633*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amends-vs-ames