# Ames

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /eɪmz/ · frequency rank #16,633

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A number of places in the United States:
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13. A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
14. A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-as)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-are)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-ass)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-ate)
- **Amy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-amy)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-aye)
- **amp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-amp)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-axe)
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-ape)
- **ans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-ans)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-ami)
- **AWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-aws)
- **APS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-aps)
- **AMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-amr)
- **amt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-amt)
- **AML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-aml)
- **Avs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-avs)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ames-vs-area)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aems`, `amess`, `ammes`, `amse`, `maes`

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