amazes

/əˈmeɪzɪz/

//əˈmeɪzɪz// verb

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"amazes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“amazes” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,998
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of amaze

Corpus desk

Index EN-amazes · amazes · English

amazes · rank #25,998 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,998
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH amalgamation

Nearest frequency peer: amalgamation (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “amazes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “amazes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

amazes vs Ames
50% similar
amazes vs Amazon
50% similar
amazes vs amuses
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for amazes
PropertyValue
Headwordamazes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈmeɪzɪz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,998
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “amazes”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).amazeslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “amalgamation” (#25,997), “Amman” (#25,999), “aloft” (#25,996). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “amazes” is #25,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around amazes (IPA /əˈmeɪzɪz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,998 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of amaze".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for amazes, with forms such as "aamzes", "amaezs", and "amazess". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Ames", "Amazon", "amuses", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is amazes, spelled A-M-A-Z-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of amaze

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aamzes
  • amaezs
  • amazess
  • amazse
  • amazzes
  • ammazes
  • amzaes
  • maazes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amazes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aamzes2amaezs2amazess1amazse2amazzes1ammazes1amzaes2maazes2
Edit distance from "amazes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amazes"?
"amazes" is spelled A-M-A-Z-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈmeɪzɪz/.
What does "amazes" mean?
As a verb, "amazes" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of amaze
What words are commonly confused with "amazes"?
"amazes" is commonly confused with "Ames", "Amazon", "amuses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amazes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amazes" is /əˈmeɪzɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amazes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amazes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ailing#25,993Bertie#26,012bitchy#26,014wrecks#25,978

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bowels8 variantsunwise8 variantscocoon8 variantstiered8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list